Re: Synchronet External Programs (Linux)
  By: Nightfox to Zombie Mambo on Fri Jul 05 2019 08:11 pm

 > I feel like RIP may have come a little too late.  I first started seeing RIP
 > appear around late 1993 or early 1994, and by then, the internet was just
 > starting to get more popular.  ANSI was already very common and widespread b
 > then too.  I also remember seeing at least one BBS in my area that used
 > RoboBoard, which was another GUI protocol for BBSes.  I think there was just
 > one RoboBoard BBS client program though; it might not have been an open
 > protocol like RIP was.
 > 
 > Nightfox

I remember robo board. I actually thought RIP was going to be really cool. I
remember spending a lot of time making rip screens.

But ANSI was just so cool. the perfect mix of modern meets classic.

I want to say the stats on my board were less than 1% of people used rip.


Thanks,
Zombie Mambo

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