Subj : Re: a future past
To   : August Abolins
From : Kurt Weiske
Date : Mon Mar 06 2023 07:18 am

-=> August Abolins wrote to Alejandro Filimonchuk <=-

AA> I wondered why the inclusion/diversion into ham/cb radio
AA> chapters was pertinent. But it seems be needed to support the
AA> argument that "Amateur and CB radio nevertheless provided the
AA> firmament for grassroots computer networks like CBBS to grow
AA> and flourish. (p.57)"

There was a cottage industry in packet data networks over HAM radio
using AX.25, and BBSes connecting to each other over radio. Packet
radio, a low-power computer and a store-and-forward network technology
like Fido would make a good SHTF data connectivity solution.

Not sure if it would qualify as prevalent, but I know of some people
who did that.



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