Pascale@OFFICE-8.ARPA (09/24/85)
I APOLOGIZE FOR THE CAPS ONLY MSG, I'VE BEEN CRITICISED IN THE PAST FOR DOING THIS BUT I'M TYPING THIS ON A CAPS ONLY TERMINAL AND CAN'T TRANSMIT BOTH UPPER AND LOWER CASE. ONTO MY QUESTION,I AM INTERESTED IN STARTING A SPECIAL INTEREST BULLETIN BOARD IN MY AREA AND NEED SOME INFO. THIS MIGHT NOT BE THE RIGHT BB TO ASK THESE QUESTIONS, IF NOT A POINTER TO THE RIGHT ONE WOULD BE APPRECIATED ALSO. HOWEVER HERE GOES, WHAT SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE ARE NEEDED. I WAN'T TO GET STARTED WITH AN IBM AT OR CLONE BECAUSE OF OTHER NEEDS BUT ITS NOT ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. HOWEVER WHY IT ISN'T AND WHAT IS BETTER WITH REASONS WOULD BE GREAT. ALSO INFO ON COMMUNICATIONS ISNEEDED. WHAT WOULD BE GREAT IS TO ESTABLISH A ONE ON ONE WITH SOMEONE WHO IS DOING THIS ALREADY. OH BY THE WAY THIS B BOARD WILL BE FOR FARMERS IN MY AREA WHO HAVE SOME SORT OF COMPUTER ( MOSTLY APPLES , TRS-80, OR IBM PC). I MAY HAVE TO LEAD THEM BY THE HAND TO GET STARTED, SO ANY INFO ON SOFTWARE NEEDED BY THEM WOULD ALSO BE APPRECIATED. THANKS FOR ANY INFO OR LEADS IN ADVANCE.---- JIM P -------