27313853@WSUVM1.BITNET (Wim Bonner) (10/25/88)
Here are a couple of messages that may be of interest to people thinking
of bying a new modem. This is data on BBS modem usage. It doesn't take
UUCP into account at all.
Date: 08-03-88 (06:48) Number: 40087
To: ALL Refer#: NONE
From: DAVID TERRY Read: (N/A)
Subj: MODEMS USED W/PCBOARD Status: PUBLIC MESSAGE
I haven't posted this information for some time now ... o in case anyone
is interested in what modems are being used by pcboard purchasers here
it is (note: this is by no means complete because it is based on
information that is given voluntarily ... so a good portion of our
purchasers are not represented here):
Table based on Salt Air's National PCBoard BBS listing (file: BLT1.ARC)
[ 02/01/88 ] [ 05/01/88 ] [ 08/02/88 ]
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33 3 Perc 33 3 Perc 33 3 Perc 3
Number of sites listed 33 830 3 100 33 1014 3 100 33 1160 3 100 3
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All Modems 33 830 3 33 1014 3 33 1160 3 3
33MMMMMM3 33MMMMMM3 33MMMMMM3 3
300 33 595 3 72 33 730 3 72 33 842 3 73 3
1200 33 830 3 100 33 1014 3 100 33 1160 3 100 3
2400 33 710 3 86 33 886 3 87 33 1033 3 89 3
9600 33 177 3 21 33 236 3 23 33 306 3 26 3
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD4CDDDDDDEDDDDDD4CDDDDDDEDDDDDD4CDDDDDDEDDDDDD4
All 9600 baud modems 33 177 3 33 236 3 33 306 3 3
33MMMMMM3 33MMMMMM3 33MMMMMM3 3
US Robotics 33 120 3 68 33 171 3 73 33 227 3 74 3
Microcom 33 18 3 10 33 18 3 8 33 18 3 6 3
Hayes 33 13 3 7 33 16 3 7 33 22 3 7 3
FastComm 33 24 3 14 33 26 3 11 33 30 3 10 3
Telebit/Ventel 33 0 3 0 33 1 3 0 33 1 3 0 3
Unknown 33 3 3 2 33 4 3 2 33 7 3 2 3
DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD4CDDDDDDEDDDDDD4CDDDDDDEDDDDDD4CDDDDDDEDDDDDD4
All Modems 33 830 3 33 1014 3 33 1160 3 3
33MMMMMM3 33MMMMMM3 33MMMMMM3 3
2400 Baud Modems w/MNP 33 5 3 1 33 10 3 1 33 12 3 1 3
9600 Baud Modems w/MNP 33 138 3 17 33 189 3 19 33 245 3 21 3
Total Modems w/MNP 33 143 3 17 33 199 3 20 33 257 3 22 3
Total Modems w/LAPB 33 13 3 2 33 16 3 2 33 22 3 2 3
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Date: 08-07-88 (09:08) Number: 40320
To: ALL Refer#: NONE
From: DAVID TERRY Read: (N/A)
Subj: PCBOARD & OTHER BBS'S Status: PUBLIC MESSAGE
The following information is based on the DARWIN BBS LIST (both the
current 8/5 listing as well as previously listings as indicated):
Total Records: 1116 August 5, 1988
PCBoard 422 38% *********************************************
RBBS 244 22% **************************
Opus or Other 164 15% *****************
TCOMM or TBBS 63 6% ******
Wildcat or WWIV 48 4% *****
Fido 46 4% ****
BBS-PC 36 3% ***
GT HOST / Genesis 24 2% **
QuickBBS 17 2% *
NoChange 16 1% *
Colossus/Collie 11 1% *
Hostcomm/PC-Host 11 1% *
DBBS 9 1%
RCP/M 3 0%
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short summary of previous listings
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Total Records: 1057 May 1, 1988
PCBoard 373 35% *********************************************
RBBS 254 24% ******************************
Opus or Other 172 16% ********************
TCOMM or TBBS 67 6% ********
Fido 58 5% ******
Wildcat or WWIV 34 3% ****
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Total Records: 931 January 1, 1988
PCBoard 323 35% *********************************************
RBBS 245 26% **********************************
Opus or Other 156 17% *********************
Fido 65 7% *********
TCOMM or TBBS 58 6% ********
Wildcat 19 2% **
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Total Records: 908 November 1, 1987
PCBoard 319 35% ********************************************
RBBS 250 28% ***********************************
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Total Records: 813 July 1, 1987
PCBoard 273 34% *********************************************
RBBS 264 32% *******************************************
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Total Records: 821 April 1, 1987
PCBoard 256 31% ************************************
RBBS 313 38% *********************************************
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Wim Bonner Bitnet:27313853@WSUVM1 Compuserve:72561,3135 (King-Rat)
The Loft - (509)335-7407 - 300/1200/2400 - 24hrs/day - PCboard 12.1/d
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