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>> > Have not seen any traffic here in a long time.  Any one out there?
>> The area is still connected.

> I just found this and I'm wondering about the thoughts of the hobby.

> Is it a hobby?

If you are speaking about BBSing I think of it as a hobby.

Fidonet (and other nets) are also a hobby. It was designed and run by
hobbyists for the most part.

> I just think at one point it wasn't just a hobby, it was some people's
> business.

I think some businesses have used BBS or FTN technology but BBSing and Fidonet
have always been a hobby for me. I have never made money from it. Never wanted
or expected too.

> I don't think it currently has a market for income today, but can't
> it be used for something more than links to none bbs systems?

BBS and/or ftn technology could be used by a business but I doubt anyone ever
made much money from it.

> Questions make more questions most of the time.

Seth Able did make money from his LORD door game (in the early days) although
I think he came upon success unexpectedly. I don't know where he is today.

What a simple, yet awesome door he created. There are a few stories like his.

RemoteAccess, FrontDoor and FastEcho had some amount of commercial success,
and there are others like that as well.

But for me BBSing has always simply been a hobby.

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