Posted by Morton Davis on 01/20/06 11:34

"Randy Hunt" <rhunt960@tco.net> wrote in message
news:MPG.1e07239285f68690989718@news.tco.net...
> In article <1134391882.532156@teuthos>, kent@dailypla.net says...
> >
> > "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.
> >
> >
> >
> How about the Really old days at 300 baud?
>
> Randy

Been there and done that. Atari 1200XL, 300 BPS modem, tape drive.

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