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From: omega@ut-ngp.UUCP (Omega.Mosley`)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: RBBS-PC 15.1B
Message-ID: <5737@ut-ngp.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 28-Jul-87 18:17:45 EDT
Article-I.D.: ut-ngp.5737
Posted: Tue Jul 28 18:17:45 1987
Date-Received: Thu, 30-Jul-87 02:12:20 EDT
References: <10048HDK@PSUVM> <744@sdcc18.ucsd.EDU> <5704@ut-ngp.UUCP> <1809@nicmad.UUCP>
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Organization: UTexas Computation Center, Austin, Texas
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Keywords: RBBS, BBS, IBM, PC XT
Summary: RBBS...with emphasis on the BS!


...what's wrong with RBBS? There's just so much to CHOOSE from...

...first of all, it's written in the slowest compiled language this side of
ENIAC Binary code. It has been revised and rewritten by so many people that
regardless of what they claim, support for RBBS under anything other than PC
Basic is virtually impossible to acquire. Also, basic does not have all of
the data structure manipulators and port controls that Pascal or C contain.

...secondly, the DOORS, which is based on independent batch files, can be 
easily broken by anyone who has a rudimentary understanding of the MS-DOS OS. It also causes random loss of global variable values when recalling the BBS       
program, which results in more board crashes than anything.

...thirdly, the entire message & menu structure is totally vague and impossible
to follow without having set up the program to begin with. Most users, in all
honesty, don't learn about the 'J' function to access other message bases unti
they have been told about it by the sysop. Hell, some users NEVER learn about
it. And the reason for that is that all of the messages are stored as one big
long array, which makes it totally confusing when scanning or reading messages.
It's just as bad with the C-64 C-Net message bases. Clearly, the message
structuring is just flawed as hell, and that's why most users HATE to call
RBBS boards around our area (just ask John Knutson...)

...and another thing: being 'free' isn't a factor anymore. WWIV is free as well,and is better supported than RBBS is (one designer, easliy accessed!). In fact, If I can figure out how to UUCP the damn thing, I'll put it up here...

Once again, I state that RBBS is naught but BS, and should be disposed of as
such. If you want to try it, fine. You'll just be wasting your time....


				Omega.Mosley
				President,
				Klingon Students' Association


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