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- | ====== Digital Man's Captured Chat with Wayne Bell ====== | + | ====== Digital Man's Captured Chat with Wayne Bell (1992) |
Wayne Bell was the creator of [[wp> | Wayne Bell was the creator of [[wp> | ||
- | On June 16, 1992, Wayne Bell (a.k.a. " | + | On June 16, 1992, Wayne Bell (a.k.a. " |
===== Legend ===== | ===== Legend ===== | ||
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===== Capture ===== | ===== Capture ===== | ||
** | ** | ||
- | would never try something that stupid. | + | would never try something that stupid. |
- | look-and-fell is the only part they can evaluate.** | + | look-and-feel is the only part they can evaluate.** |
- | Yeah, well Synchronet is quite different in the type and amount of feautures | + | Yeah, well Synchronet is quite different in the type and amount of features |
well, but I guess that isn't enough either. Sad that you released ALL of your | well, but I guess that isn't enough either. Sad that you released ALL of your | ||
- | source code. It makes it real hard for you to lte tell if it's a hack or not | + | source code. It makes it real hard for you to tell if it's a hack or not |
remotely. I don't give out 100% just for this reason. Someone with the source | remotely. I don't give out 100% just for this reason. Someone with the source | ||
- | cannot get rid of the Synchronet | + | cannot get rid of the Synchronet |
** | ** | ||
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give a out any ASM source. Let me just say that it's also " | give a out any ASM source. Let me just say that it's also " | ||
all the detail I can give on that. On another note, I was bummed to discover | all the detail I can give on that. On another note, I was bummed to discover | ||
- | you didn't give out technnical | + | you didn't give out technical |
- | going to try and implement WWIVnet | + | going to try and implement WWIVnet |
**Actually, the file ' | **Actually, the file ' | ||
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Well, you might be curious at the bench marks of WWIV vs. Synchronet. Just | Well, you might be curious at the bench marks of WWIV vs. Synchronet. Just | ||
viewing messages or menus, searching 154,000 files for a text string or 20,000 | viewing messages or menus, searching 154,000 files for a text string or 20,000 | ||
- | posts for a string (I don't think WWIV does that anyway). But there are | + | posts for a string (I don't think WWIV does that anyway). But there are |
certainly many things that require speed. The faster and smaller, the better. | certainly many things that require speed. The faster and smaller, the better. | ||
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getting something to work that well if they started from scratch.** | getting something to work that well if they started from scratch.** | ||
- | Yes, very disturbing. But they say that imitation is the greatsest | + | Yes, very disturbing. But they say that imitation is the greatsest |
flattery. I don't believe hacking someone else's code is an imitation - it's | flattery. I don't believe hacking someone else's code is an imitation - it's | ||
plagiarism. I say Synchronet is an imitator to a degree. So I guess you should | plagiarism. I say Synchronet is an imitator to a degree. So I guess you should | ||
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**Well, it's hard to tell. There are some systems where you have to process a | **Well, it's hard to tell. There are some systems where you have to process a | ||
- | lot of data, but mostly, in the future, I think they' | + | lot of data, but mostly, in the future, I think they' |
- | concerned with I/O. I D Computer hardware development now is really stressing CPU | + | concerned with I/O. Computer hardware development now is really stressing CPU |
power and ignoring IO bandwidth. | power and ignoring IO bandwidth. | ||
- | true. 8mhz AT bus is such a joke - and on a 50mhz 486. What a mist match. (this | + | true. 8mhz AT bus is such a joke - and on a 50mhz 486. What a mismatch. (this |
discussion could go on forever, of course). I'll let us break it here if you | discussion could go on forever, of course). I'll let us break it here if you | ||
wish. It's your bill. | wish. It's your bill. | ||
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**It's not like usenet, you only get those posts you ask for, so if you wanted | **It's not like usenet, you only get those posts you ask for, so if you wanted | ||
- | to just be a node without any netted subs, you wouldn' | + | to just be a node without any netted subs, you wouldn' |
all. But, whatever.** | all. But, whatever.** | ||
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===== Epilogue ===== | ===== Epilogue ===== | ||
- | Although I use to be a user on Wayne Bell's BBS and participated at one time on his BBS network (WWIVnet), the above chat was my one and only interaction with him, ever. | + | Although I used to be a user on Wayne Bell's BBS (Amber) |
- | From my exposure to Wayne' | + | From my exposure to Wayne' |
- | WWIV is no longer in the hands of Wayne Bell and is actually | + | WWIV is no longer in the hands of Wayne Bell and is actually |
===== See Also ===== | ===== See Also ===== |