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 Message 42947 
 Morningstarr to Accession 
 pros and cons 
 21 Dec 25 15:48:02 
 
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  Re: pros and cons
  By: Accession to Morningstarr on Sun Dec 21 2025 08:46 am

 > Hey Morningstarr!
 > 
 > On Sat, 20 Dec 2025 18:01:38 -0800, you wrote:
 > 
 >  > You can setup a default board, draw some mediocre and I and install a
 >  > few door games. However, to make it your own board and deck it out, you
 >  > have to program. So no offense but I disagree a little on that. I also
 >  > refuse to use anything Microsoft touches anymore. The last straw was
 >  > their latest price hike on their console and game pass.
 > 
 > Most BBS softwares don't use scripting or have a programming language that w
 > with them at all. Sure, a couple of the softwares brought up in this
 > conversation actually do, but most don't. So I'm not sure where this comment
 > comes from. You don't /need/ to program anything at all. Old school menu
 > editing, Modifying prompts, changing all the screens, putting content on the
 > that isn't the same as everyone else's, etc. doesn't involve programming.
 > 
 >  > Sorry I didn't quote. I'm using muffinterm and I can't use an
 >  > editor with it because control keys do not exist on iPad.
 > 
 > With SlyEdit, for example, you don't need control keys. On an empty line, "/
 > can be used to quote, "/S" can be used to save, as well as other options. Th
 > may even be an option in some other external editors, and maybe even
 > Synchronet's line editor (but I haven't used them recently, so that's why I
 > brought up SlyEdit specifically).
 > 
 > Regards,
 > Nick
 > 
 > ... Sarcasm: because beating people up is illegal.

so writing java script isnt programming? thanks for the tips dude!
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