Subj : Bluewave
To   : Oli
From : Al
Date : Sat May 08 2021 01:01 am

  Re: Bluewave
  By: Oli to Al on Sat May 08 2021 08:27 am

 Ol> If there had not been the point (or node) option, I would also had used
 Ol> QWK and Bluewave longer. For me the time limit in the BBS was mostly the
 Ol> phone bill. I also tend to forget there were cultural differences between
 Ol> Europe and the US. Maybe the availability of CrossPoint (with UI and
 Ol> documentation in German) was another reason many users got a point
 Ol> address. 

I never had a per call cost for the phone, it was per month. BBSs were popular then and it was hard to get a connect. I would put 5-10 BBSs in my dialer and it would dial away until it got a connect. Usually I would get one in 10-20 minutes, maybe not on weekends!

When I did connect it was typical to have a 30-60 minute time limit.

 Ol> Now trying to build OpenXP and see if it has a working QWK module...

Ogg could tell us if OpenXP does QWK. Golded does QWK but you have to setup the areas in your config. I don't remember the steps anymore but it works.

 Ttyl :-),
         Al

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