Maybe not too expensive. Back in the day, Tymenet was touted by all my
friends as the solution to all thier LD telephone bill woes. It wasn't
quite as fast as standard lines though.
I never used it because back then I was a phreaker and never had to pay
ld.... Eventually I got a blanket party from the FBI. That wasn't fun at
all and taught me to walk the straight and narrow (telecom-wise).
Regards,
Jeff
In <20001116161314.A2067_at_loomcom.com>, on 11/17/00
at 12:56 PM, Seth <sethm_at_loomcom.com> said:
>On Thu, Nov 16, 2000 at 02:19:18PM -0800, healyzh_at_aracnet.com wrote: > >
>I miss the really insane BBS battling that went on back then. I'm hoping
>> > that _real_ bulletin board systems will start a slow comeback, but I'm
>> > probably just wishing in the wind. :)
>> >
>> > g.
>>
>> Actually I've been wondering for the last couple years if it isn't time to
>> start resurecting the BBS systems of old. The reason I've been wondering
>> about this is the increased concern with security, and people/governments
>> snooping on people.
>>
>> Of course the BBS of the future is likely to have to be accessed dialup and
>> share its data with other nodes over the internet via encrypted links.
>Speaking of resurrecting old communities...
>Does anyone have any experience dealing with Tymnet? They're still
>around, zombie-like and living off of government contracts, but I've
>been thinking how neat it would be to finally bring my RetroNET idea to
>life and provide dial-up through Tymnet.
>My plans for RetroNET have always been to form a separate,
>non-internet-connected network of hobbyists, retrocomputists, wackos,
>and misfits who want a place something like the timesharing resources of
>old. It would consist of VAXen and DECstations and even PCs running more
>modern Unix-like OSes, communicating over UUCP (since none of us could
>possibly afford dedicated leased lines). E-mail, Retronet News (think:
>Usenet without the Usenet), and general dorkiness. And really there's no
>good reason not to have it connected to the Internet, except for the
>"purity" factor, and the neatness factor. C'mon, think how cool it would
>be to have a "retronet!host!username" email address that only other COOL,
>ELITE DORKS can talk to!
>Ironically, though I want it not to be connected to the Internet, I've
>already reserved RetroNET.net and RetroNET.org. Hey, might as well at
>least have one multi-homed host to let the SLOBBERING PROLES know how
>neat and SUPERIOR we are.
>Anyway, just a thought. And to make it real, I'd need a bunch of people
>who wanted to be RetroNET nodes, and some convenient way to allow people
>to dial up. Tymnet sprang instantly to mind (primarily because they're
>still EVERYWHERE, and still allow 300bps dial up! My portable Silent 700
>works! Yeah baby!)
>I'll bet they're expensive, though.
>Still... anyone want to be a RetroNET node? :)
>> Zane
>-Seth
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