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- From: peter@globv1.hacktic.nl (Peter Busser)
- Newsgroups: alt.bbs,alt.bbs.allsysop
- Subject: Re: BBS Development ideas.. Some thoughts..
- Message-ID: <1993Jan23.150727.8050@globv1.hacktic.nl>
- Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 15:07:27 GMT
- References: <1993Jan19.212134.1@acad3.alaska.edu> <1993Jan22.101934.12535@exucom.com> <1993Jan22.102511.1@acad.drake.edu>
- Organization: Global Village 1
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- agb001@acad.drake.edu writes:
-
- >> Hmmmm... How about something like ELM, and TIN on the UNIX side,
- >> along with something along those lines for the transfer section.
-
- >Actually, there is a BBS I call in St.Louis running MTABBS. It has the files IN
- >the message base. The messsage shows up with a little descriptor saying
- >"<Download>" and it is known that it is a download. Not only is that nicer in
- >that the actual description is a message in the BBS, but also the download can
- >be scrolled off and accesssed without having to jump around. There is also a
- >seperate set of commands to access the download areas, but the ability to have
- >it in messages is a GREAT asset.
-
- That is the same strategy that Magpie follows, no file areas, only attaches
- and I like that. TBBS also has some kind of attaches, but it has file areas.
- There are more systems that support file attaches to messages.
-
- >Yes, but each version of UNIX still has its own problems. What do you do if you
- >are running on a 512K Amiga and UNIX takes up 400K on its own.
-
- The basic UNIX system is even simpler than AmigaDOS. However, AmigaDOS has the
- advantage that it sits in ROM, which is 256-512K big and that saves the same
- amount of RAM. If UNIX were availlable for Amigas in ROM, then it could run
- in the same 512K RAM. Unfortunately, UNIX on the 68000 sucks, you'll need at
- least a 68010 to do it right. I've used a 68010 UNIX machine with a 1M RAM,
- a 30M harddisk and System V release 2. Not the fastest thing around, but it
- could easily accomodate 4 users.
-
- >Yes, I would be interested myself in such a newsgroup.
-
- Me too!
-
- >No thanks. Not my cup of tea. :) (Gawd, there's a scary thought. A C-64 running
- >Unix. :)
-
- Don't laugh, the first machine that ran UNIX had less memory than a C64!
-
- Greetings,
- Peter Busser
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