Subj : Test, sorry.
To : Henri Derksen
From : Nicholas Boel
Date : Thu Nov 30 2017 02:37 am
Hello Henri,
On Wed Nov 29 2017 14:40:00, Henri Derksen wrote to Ward Dossche:
HD>> Forgive me if I forget some method ;-).
WD>> Using carrier pidgeons.
HD> Indeed
HD> There was a FTSC document for is not it?
No.
WD>> Putting the messqge on a USB stick. Driving to where the sysop
WD>> lives, deliver the USB-stick, waiting for answer while the sysop
WD>> reads it. Sysop reads message and writes answer, puts answer to
WD>> USB-stick. Sysop
Wd>> hands over USB-stick. Drive home 2500 miles, put USB-stick in PC,
Wd>> read answer.
HD> You forget simpel good old 5,25" and 3,5" floppy diskettes.
HD> I donot have USB on my 80486DX UniCorn BBS machine.
Sure. But, does your NC/RC/ZC have a floppy drive these days? It's quite
doubtful.
HD> But instead of driving 2500 Miles,
Still a better idea than the rest.
HD> the sysop can send the diskettes by airmail or landpost, sometimes
HD> seapost. Here in NL many years ago we had sometime a modemless point
HD> exchanging mail by diskette for some months, because he studied in
HD> another city then where his parents lived. His boss had his BBSystem
HD> in the same study town.
He probably got paid pretty good to do that, too (in those days).
HD> Nowadays you could also use a drone as a transport method.
Only if it's within a km or mile or so. Otherwise, no way.
HD> The only problem is the battery capacity for a given distance.
HD> You could see that as a mechanical carrier pidgeon ;-).
I mean, if you want to see how far the battery can go, then set it up with a
GPS so that you don't have to control it, put it on autopilot and see how far
it goes. ;)
Regards,
Nick
... "Не знаю. Я здесь только работаю."
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