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Chris Hanlon - Primerica ✅

@ajroach42 @woolhatwoman ah Fido, there's a blast from the past. In the instance that UseNet was usually spooled by an ISP, who then gave access to users, vs Fido that anyone could become a node, your example is probably closer to the case.

19 Nov 2022 at 3:37 | Wall-to-wall | Open on mastodon.social
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Mark Folse

@arbalister @ajroach42 @woolhatwoman yes this feels very much like FidoNET back in the BBS days of the late 80s and early 90s

19 Nov 2022 at 4:26 | Open on mastodon.social
Cyber Yuki

@MarkFolse @arbalister @ajroach42 @woolhatwoman Ah, someone remembers Fidonet! I never used it personally, but it was pretty popular among the folks in the BBSs I visited, especially the sysops.

19 Nov 2022 at 13:56 | Open on hackers.town
Chris Hanlon - Primerica ✅

@yuki2501 @MarkFolse @ajroach42 @woolhatwoman it was awesome! You could senda message to someone Androi across the country, in less than a week! :blobpats:

19 Nov 2022 at 14:01 | Open on mastodon.social
Jean C

@yuki2501 @MarkFolse @arbalister @ajroach42
Frankly, I've never heard of it - I wish I had - but I think Friends Reunited was the first social media place I heard of ... !

19 Nov 2022 at 15:59 | Open on mastodon.world
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