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  • Re: New Offline Qwk Mail

    From MIKE POWELL@21:1/175 to NIGHTFOX on Fri Mar 27 09:03:00 2026
    Yeah, I tend to prefer to read messages on the BBS myself. But it seems to m there are a number of people who like to use offline readers as well.

    I got in that habit back in the dial-up days when my system only had one
    node and I didn't want to tie it up. I would download the packet and then read it in another desqview window, or copy it onto a floppy to read on my
    old XT machine.

    If the machine the BBS was on now still had a floppy drive (it is an
    sbc!), I might still be doing that just for old time's sake. ;)

    Mike
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  • From Nightfox@21:1/137 to MIKE POWELL on Fri Mar 27 08:24:11 2026
    Re: Re: New Offline Qwk Mail
    By: MIKE POWELL to NIGHTFOX on Fri Mar 27 2026 09:03 am

    I got in that habit back in the dial-up days when my system only had one node and I didn't want to tie it up. I would download the packet and then read it in another desqview window, or copy it onto a floppy to read on my old XT machine.

    That's a good use of an offline reader. :)

    Nightfox
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  • From MIKE POWELL@21:1/175 to NIGHTFOX on Sat Mar 28 10:26:00 2026
    I got in that habit back in the dial-up days when my system only had one node and I didn't want to tie it up. I would download the packet and th read it in another desqview window, or copy it onto a floppy to read on old XT machine.

    That's a good use of an offline reader. :)

    I thought so. It at least gave the old XT something to do each day. ;)

    Mike
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