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I know there are big archives of historical Usenet posts online. Are there similar Echonet archives from Fidonet?
I know there are big archives of historical Usenet posts online. Are there similar Echonet archives from Fidonet?
Name your favorite obsolete, retro, vintage (etc.) technology that modern alternatives still have not actually surpassed in your eyes.
@kelbot Can I say the #BBS? It was sorta a pre-Internet tech, but definitely collided with the Internet when they became telnettable. There's never been anything like it with local digital communities since. In many areas, a choice of local digital communities even. I'll call #Mastodon maybe a spiritual successor but it hasn't captured the local feel. Local Facebook groups is mostly people selling stuff and griping. BBSs were run by locals for locals but still networked internationally.