Msg: 2 *Conference*
05-12-91 09:20:50
From: RICHARD HANSON
To : GREG CHAMBERLIN
Subj: REPLY TO MSG #1 (THANKS)
Thank "YOU" for the nice words, Greg. I especially like the CIS and GEnie comparison. CIS and GEnie are massive, expensive services run on mini computers. By the very nature of the mini/mainframe operating systems, and system-oriented applications--and all the overhead and security, etc.--they will probably always be more complex then a microcomputer-based bulletin board system, like ours. Nevertheless, the presentation of an online service starts with the attitude and philosophy of management. Management sets the tone. One CIS and GEnie, management is "protective" oriented and dedicated to serving broad interests. Our simple service is Tandy laptop oriented and dedicated to, as you put it so well, pizza, beer and laptops. The only thing we need to protect is our right to have some fun and enjoy each other's company. Glad you like TS-DOS on ROM. As I said in the article, it's my favorite ROM since I always move my "stuff" over to my DOS machines with Lapdos. I never used the print-label feature, although I have tried it. My pile of files changes so much that I do not use labels at all; but then, my computer-use is rather fluid. The print-label is a nice feature for stable disk contents, where you would want a lable, but might be just as effective where you would print disk contents to small paper, then slip that paper in with the diskette (assuming the use of a jacket, or perhaps a simple rubber band). Anyway, thanks for the nice words... -Rick-