17 Nov
2000
17 Nov
'00
4:23 p.m.
On Fri, 17 Nov 2000, Seth wrote:
On Fri, Nov 17, 2000 at 06:35:21PM +1030, Geoff
Roberts wrote:
Yup ;) Not my problem. View it as a perfect opportunity to
form an ARCH RIVAL to RetroNET. Call it... AuNET or something.
We can have vicious flamewars about whose is better, and eventually
form a backbone cabal.
You're simply not being adventurous enough ;)
Next Up: Tin-Can-and-Two-Strings-Net, dammit! BWAHAHAHA!
Someone always wants it all! Full duplex on a tin-can, yet. Sheesh!
If you just want a dialup thingy for those in
your area, probably ok, if
you have people close enough not to mind the 30c per local call.
Ah, I keep forgetting how lucky we Yanks are to live in the United
States -- at least, in terms of telecommunications costs. Local calls
here are invariably free of charge, included in a flat monthly fee
for telephone service. Only long-distance requires a per-minute or
per-call fee.
I mean,
it's just all in fun. It's not like we'd be denying people
their rights if they couldn't afford the long distance charges.
Tough.
Even tougher if they can't afford the transoceanic ones? ;^) But...
but... UUCP is
half the fun!!
Perhaps, but not across the ocean at 2400 baud. Cheers
-Seth