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In article <19DEC92.11913785.0035@UNBVM1.CSD.UNB.CA> E2KP <E2KP@UNB.CA> writes:
> users, however, I was wondering what the reaction has been around here
> to RoboBoard BBS.

> For those of you who don't know, RoboBoard BBS is a full EGA/VGA graphi
> cal BBS package with a freeware term. It uses a proprietary graphics
> standard, allowing the use of icons and a mouse over the term. The icon

Here I believe lies the problem .. it uses PROPRIETARY graphics standard.
I have looked at Roboboard, Darkstar and others. They are nice to some
extent. But I think that most will be met with limited success until the
bbs world comes up with some kind of UNIVERSAL graphics standard instead
of PROPRIETARY standard.

This goes back to the old scenario where the user has to have 16 comm
packages on their machine...one for each PROPRIETARY system.

I think the guys working on these systems are providing a valuable service
in their research. But I think that once a common standard (or until some
of the MAJOR players in BBS software agree on something) the majory will
not adopt many of these.