Fidonet: Technology, Use, Tools, and History (1993) 1 hour ago (fidonet.org) 7 comments BruceEel Reply Add to library NuSkooler 39 minutes ago For those interested, FidoNet and "Alt nets" such as fsxNet are still going and active! pgrote 43 minutes ago Respected the process for getting on Fidonet. You had to figure it out, configure it properly and prove you were ready to go before you got a node number. No hand holding. Frontdoor and national mail hour. nandomrumber 39 minutes ago You didn’t need to be a node to be on Fidonet. numbsafari 1 hour ago This is how I grew up. Using fidonet via my local RPGA group. mcc1ane 1 hour ago (1993) specialist 1 hour ago Appreciate this share.Whenever I hear about this new fangled AT protocol all the kids are jazzed about, I get all wistful for the BBS era.FidoNet & PC-Relay were pretty fanfastic. For the time, obv.Source: Was sysadmin for a hub. BruceEel 39 minutes ago Aye, they were. I also liked listening to this [1] (Jason Scott's) interview with Mark Herring.[1] https://archive.org/details/20021102-bbs-herring/Mark+Herrin...
NuSkooler 39 minutes ago For those interested, FidoNet and "Alt nets" such as fsxNet are still going and active!
pgrote 43 minutes ago Respected the process for getting on Fidonet. You had to figure it out, configure it properly and prove you were ready to go before you got a node number. No hand holding. Frontdoor and national mail hour. nandomrumber 39 minutes ago You didn’t need to be a node to be on Fidonet.
specialist 1 hour ago Appreciate this share.Whenever I hear about this new fangled AT protocol all the kids are jazzed about, I get all wistful for the BBS era.FidoNet & PC-Relay were pretty fanfastic. For the time, obv.Source: Was sysadmin for a hub. BruceEel 39 minutes ago Aye, they were. I also liked listening to this [1] (Jason Scott's) interview with Mark Herring.[1] https://archive.org/details/20021102-bbs-herring/Mark+Herrin...
BruceEel 39 minutes ago Aye, they were. I also liked listening to this [1] (Jason Scott's) interview with Mark Herring.[1] https://archive.org/details/20021102-bbs-herring/Mark+Herrin...
For those interested, FidoNet and "Alt nets" such as fsxNet are still going and active!
Respected the process for getting on Fidonet. You had to figure it out, configure it properly and prove you were ready to go before you got a node number. No hand holding. Frontdoor and national mail hour.
You didn’t need to be a node to be on Fidonet.
This is how I grew up. Using fidonet via my local RPGA group.
(1993)
Appreciate this share.
Whenever I hear about this new fangled AT protocol all the kids are jazzed about, I get all wistful for the BBS era.
FidoNet & PC-Relay were pretty fanfastic. For the time, obv.
Source: Was sysadmin for a hub.
Aye, they were. I also liked listening to this [1] (Jason Scott's) interview with Mark Herring.
[1] https://archive.org/details/20021102-bbs-herring/Mark+Herrin...