If cost was not a factor, the whole thing could
be connected by modems dialing into an
Inmarsat system. Then it would be truly global.
On Sat, Feb 09, 2002 at 09:59:52PM +0000, Tim wrote:
> rdd_at_rddavis.org wrote...
> > Were most others here sysops of BBSs at one time as well? This brings
> > back memories of BBSing back when I was in college
>
> Indeed... Happy days :-). I was sysop of Protocol BBS in lovely
> Horsham, Sussex, UK up until late 1993 or so. Frankly, Fidonet was
> more enjoyable than most stuff on the internet if you ask me :-). The
> phone bills were a killer though (I was zone gatewaying for Amiganet,
> between zone 1 and 4 IIRC (US and Europe, anyway,) so nightly
> international phone calls were fairly scary...)
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Bill
Amsterdam, NL
Received on Sat Feb 09 2002 - 17:19:34 GMT