Subj : ANSI art
To   : phigan
From : Jcurtis
Date : Fri Jul 18 2025 09:03:42

  Re: ANSI art
  By: phigan to Nightfox on Fri Jul 18 2025 12:27 am

 > It was such BS when some BBSes went pay just because they added some small
 > amount of Internet access from it.

 > Yeah, those boards died the quickest.

Nothing wrong with making an honest buck. But it only lasts until big money takes notice. Small operators are gradually squeezed out and eventually only giants remain. That's what the telcos and cable operators did to independent ISPs.

Like the shareware mindset, it was always doomed.

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