Pine Island Software releases BBS Surfer -- A CDROM with everything needed
to login to over 200 of the best public FirstClass BBS systems.

March 6, 1995 -- INDIANAPOLIS, IN -- Pine Island Software has shipped the
first units of BBS Surfer; a Macintosh-based CDROM database of BBS
settings files, which gives the BBS user everything needed to login to 200
of the best public FirstClass Systems. BBS Surfer is a searchable database
front-end for the FirstClass Messaging System, that allows the user to
select BBS systems by area code, zip code, city, category, etc. When the
user finds a BBS of interest, they just double-click to login.

BBS Surfer is the answer to two common problems voiced by BBS users: 1) How
do I find a good BBS in my locality and area of interest? and 2) How can I
login without having to first download megabytes of settings files to view
the custom graphic user interface?

The BBS Surfer database helps the user find the right BBS based on
selection criteria such as area code, zip, state, categories of interest
and more. The software also presents the user with information about the
quality of the BBS and its access rates (the majority of BBS systems offer
some level of free access). The user can also extend the database by
adding new BBS systems along with any notes that they may want to
annotate. BBS Surfer also allows the user to preview the BBS desktop
"offline" before they login, thereby saving a "preview" phone call.

Once the user has found the BBS of their choice, "logging in" merely
requires a double-click on the BBS name. Many of the BBS systems have
extensively customized graphic user interfaces which ordinarily must be
downloaded by the user to take full advantage of the BBS. BBS Surfer
solves this time consuming download problem by including all of these
multi-megabyte settings files on the CDROM. These settings files contain
thousands of custom icons, picts and sounds.

BBS Surfer appeals to "info surfers" who are looking for cheaper and more
personal local alternatives to expensive national online systems. BBS
Surfer is also popular among new system administrators who are looking for
new ideas and resources for creating their own systems.

BBS Surfer was introduced with a list price of $79.95, but a special
introductory price of $39.95 will be in effect until July 31, 1995.

Pine Island Software.
6144 Hillside Avenue, Suite 7
Indianapolis, Indiana 46220
Telephone 317-465-9623
Facsimile 317-255-4313
Modem     317-466-7970

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