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Posted by Randy Hunt on 10/18/39 11:34
In article <1134391882.532156@teuthos>, kent@dailypla.net says...
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> "spodosaurus" <spodosaurus@_yahoo_.com> wrote in message
> news:439d4e3c@quokka.wn.com.au...
> > Nightsky wrote:
> >> is this board monitored and/or managed to handle flames, bullies, porn,
> >> etc?
> >
> > This isn't a board, it's Usenet.
> >
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> Well, before Usenet, broadband and the demise of Alan Bond, there was a
> messaging system called Bulletin Boarding, which was dominated by Fidonet
> (still in operation today, I believe).
> Modems were all dialup, ranging from 1200 baud (bits per second) through
> 9,600 14,400, 28,800, 33,600 until the last of the dialups - today's 56k.
> Can you imagine downloading at (approx.) 1k max.?
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> http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/U/USENET.html
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fidonet
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> Clark.
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How about the Really old days at 300 baud?
Randy
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