30 Apr
2016
30 Apr
'16
9:05 p.m.
That's interesting I had a FidoBBs back in 1983 No 33
Written by a guy called Tom Jennings in C.
I had a BT modem type 2B (about the size of a small suitcase)
I modified it to auto answer.
In addition it would dial out at 03:00 to exchange mail at 300baud
There was a version for DEC Rainbow and I was working for DEC at the time.
I asked if i could have one to replace the VT100 on my desk and try out
any software.
My boss said "sure - get a couple nobody wants them any way"
I trot off to the stores and ask. They say Oh yeah there's load of
pallets of them over there.
Promotional stock - nobody wants them no DEC operating system.
How many do you want? he asks Two says I.
He says I'll go and get the fork lift. Er no - not two pallets full -
just two boxes !!
Rod Smallwood
On 01/05/2016 03:43, geneb wrote:
On Sun, 1 May 2016, Tomasz Rola wrote:
On Wed, Apr 27, 2016 at 10:07:34AM -0700, geneb
wrote:
Pardon my ignorant question but is there a place on the net where I
could read some more about it? Or maybe it is short enough to explain
here?
Books could be written about it unfortunately, One of the more
annoying aspects is Bjorn Felten, the current editor of FidoNews -
he's refused repeated requests to pass on his editor duties for
various reasons and he's refused - for at least the last 10 years.
Find a telnetable BBS that's a member of FidoNet and start reading the
FidoNews echo for a taste of the insanity. The Fido Sysop (FNSYSOP)
is also a pretty deranged place.
g.
On Wed, 27 Apr 2016, Sean Conner wrote:
[...]
Just look
into the political machinations of what was known as
FidoNet to
see how this could end up.
What IS known as FidoNet (1:138/142 here. :) ) and it's still a
political shit-show, mostly due to people from Zone 2. *sigh*