Re: Setting up a board

[sknkwrks@sonny-boy.cs.unlv.edu (Scott Alfter)]

In article <mdavis.740556388@crash.cts.com> mdavis@crash.cts.com (Morgan Davis) writes:
>In <SKNKWRKS.93Jun19164122@sonny-boy.cs.unlv.edu> sknkwrks@sonny-boy.cs.unlv.edu (Scott Alfter) writes:
>>GBBS Pro...ProLine...
>>...both of these packages carry a fairly stiff (way too high, IMHO)
>>price tag.
>>
>>(Personally, I moved my BBS from an Apple II to an IBM clone...
>>The software is much better than anything I've come across for the II
>
>That's because, as they say, you got what you paid for.

When I first set up my BBS, ProLine was selling for something like
$250 to $270--a ripoff for a BBS that didn't even offer YMODEM, let
alone ZMODEM.  Even at $100 less than whatever it was, it's still
hardly one of the better deals in BBS software.

If I started all over again with an Apple II-based BBS, I might
consider ProLine if it was priced at $50 or less.  Even then, I'd have
a hard time justifying the expense when compared to some of the free
systems that have popped up in recent months.

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