Subj : FidoNet Active
To : Bo Holt
From : August Abolins
Date : Sun Dec 03 2023 06:54 pm
Hello Bo Holt!
BH> ..I have a pretty decent retro collection and could kick
BH> myself at the stuff I threw away over the years that we
BH> considered "junk" back then. My first PC (after the CoCo
BH> 2) was an Amstrad PC1512 (8086), and I went straight from
BH> there to an 80486, the first computer I learned how to
BH> build.
I still have bits and pieces of various ancient boxes, all
partially dismantled for one reason or another. Cords,
connectors, hdds, ram modules, and keyboards. I don't recall
the exact progression of pc models that I went through.
BH> I need to look into the FidoNet business. It would be
BH> cool to see if I could reclaim my old node and setup a
BH> mailer.
I believe the reclaim is doable. It has been maintained that
nodenumbers nolonger in existence would not be relaimed by
other than the original sysop.
BH> I still have a landline, and even though it's
BH> VoIP, I can sustain connections at 9600 reliably. I'd love
BH> to hear the computers calling each other again and
BH> exchanging mail once a day or so.
Yeah.. but the results would be s-l-o-w. It might get old
fast! <g>
Also, I heard that analog over VoIP can be finicky wrt to some
other characteristic, not just the bps rate. I tried utilizing
a Netgear (with a SIM to connect cellular, and supports
physical phones to its RJ11 conectors) but my POS (point of
sale) device did not cooperate as a backup connection over
dialup.
BH> I wish I still had all my old BBS backups, but I probably
BH> through them all out when I turned 16 :(
That's pretty young to already have started throwing stuff out.
I was probably 15 yrs into my pc/parts accumulation before I
started tossing anything out. The first things I tossed out
were the CRT monitors since they seemed to occupy the most
space.
I handed off several routers and over 8 different modems to a
friend who said that they are too good to just throw away. I'm
convinced he's just a hoarder, but at least they have another
"good" home to sit in and the possibility to be utilized - or
not - but at least they are out of my space because I know
absolutely sure that I would never revisit them.
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