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fox@rei2.uucp (Fuzzy Fox) writes:

> Myles Wakeham <mylesw@amgen.com> writes:
> 
> >I would budget a minimum of 100mb to handle messaging, utility programs,
> >doors, etc.  Then there's your file system.  If you intend to have a lot
> >of files, then up the size accordingly.
> 
> Why do people budget so high for a simple BBS system?  I used to run a
> popular system in my area, with a large number of messages, and the
> whole thing ran great on a simple C64 with two floppy drives.  Why the
> demand for huge storage requirements?  The only reason I can see it is
> for downloads, and not every BBS even has a need for such things.

What do you call "a large number of messages?"  What do you call "a simple BBS
system?"  Actually, the real question should be, "why am I responding to this
inane query?"  Get for real, man... or did you not know that a bbs may carry
networked messages (either Usenet or otherwise)?  Do you have any real idea of
what's going on out in bbs land?  Your C64 with only two floppies might have
been great for a local, non-networked system, but hardly little else, surely.

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dawson@willard.UUCP (Willard Dawson)
Willard's House BBS, Atlanta, GA -- +1 (404) 664 8814