Posted by Clark on 01/20/91 11:34

"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.
>

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.?

http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/U/USENET.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fidonet

Clark.

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