<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: [MUD-Dev] OT: BBSs, etc (Was: (fwd) **NOTICE REGARDING YOUR SEARCHLIGHT ,SOFTWARE**) --> <!--X-From-R13: f001tzhNabin.jevtug.rqh --> <!--X-Date: Sun, 2 Aug 1998 20:36:57 -0700 --> <!--X-Message-Id: Pine.PMDF.3.95.980802232525.541260423A-100000#nova,wright.edu --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: 199808020542.AAA18643@dfw-ix1.ix.netcom.com --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, [MUD-Dev] OT: BBSs, etc (Was: (fwd) **NOTICE REGARDING YOUR SE</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:s001gmu#nova,wright.edu"> </head> <body background="/backgrounds/paperback.gif" bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" alink="#FF0000" vlink="#006000"> <font size="+4" color="#804040"> <strong><em>MUD-Dev<br>mailing list archive</em></strong> </font> <br> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] <br clear=all><hr> <!--X-Body-Begin--> <!--X-User-Header--> <!--X-User-Header-End--> <!--X-TopPNI--> Date: [ <a href="msg00456.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00458.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00454.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00440.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00457">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00457">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00457">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>[MUD-Dev] OT: BBSs, etc (Was: (fwd) **NOTICE REGARDING YOUR SEARCHLIGHT ,SOFTWARE**)</H1> <HR> <!--X-Subject-Header-End--> <!--X-Head-of-Message--> <UL> <LI><em>To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> <LI><em>Subject</em>: [MUD-Dev] OT: BBSs, etc (Was: (fwd) **NOTICE REGARDING YOUR SEARCHLIGHT ,SOFTWARE**)</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: <A HREF="mailto:s001gmu#nova,wright.edu">s001gmu#nova,wright.edu</A></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Sun, 02 Aug 1998 23:33:45 -0400 (EDT)</LI> <LI><em>Reply-To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> On Sun, 2 Aug 1998, Jon A. Lambert wrote: > A BBS is a self-contained online information service, > typically running on one or more personal computers, that communicates using > direct-dial telephone lines. I think it's quite telling that they have to explain what a BBS is, in this web-based world. Ah well. Such is the nature of progress. Not 5 years ago, anyone who would have gotten this message would have known exactly what a BBS was. I can't remember the last time I saw a local BBS listing in a computer store... heck, I can't remember the last time I went looking for one... *sigh* -Greg, who is far too young to be reminiscing so. </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <UL><LI><STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="00454" HREF="msg00454.html">[MUD-Dev] (Fwd) **NOTICE REGARDING YOUR SEARCHLIGHT SOFTWARE**</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> "Jon A. 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Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Sun 02 Aug 1998, 05:45 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00457" HREF="msg00457.html">[MUD-Dev] OT: BBSs, etc (Was: (fwd) **NOTICE REGARDING YOUR SEARCHLIGHT ,SOFTWARE**)</A></strong>, s001gmu <a href="mailto:s001gmu#nova,wright.edu">s001gmu#nova,wright.edu</a>, Mon 03 Aug 1998, 03:36 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00440" HREF="msg00440.html">[MUD-Dev] Unix vs NT and its relation to MUD environments.</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Sat 01 Aug 1998, 01:09 GMT <LI><strong><A NAME="00423" HREF="msg00423.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Affordances and social method (Was: Re: Wire d Magazine...)</A></strong>, S. Patrick Gallaty <a href="mailto:choke#sirius,com">choke#sirius,com</a>, Thu 30 Jul 1998, 00:12 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00425" HREF="msg00425.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Affordances and social method (Was: Re: Wire d Magazine...)</A></strong>, Caliban Tiresias Darklock <a href="mailto:caliban#darklock,com">caliban#darklock,com</a>, Thu 30 Jul 1998, 01:16 GMT </LI> </UL> <UL> <li><Possible follow-up(s)><br> <LI><strong><A NAME="00432" HREF="msg00432.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Affordances and social method (Was: Re: Wire d Magazine...)</A></strong>, Koster, Raph <a href="mailto:rkoster#origin,ea.com">rkoster#origin,ea.com</a>, Thu 30 Jul 1998, 14:38 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL></BLOCKQUOTE> </ul> <hr> <center> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] </center> <hr> </body> </html>