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It was apparently in 1994 I really started to get into computers |
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and the early internet. First thing that was needed was a terminal |
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program. Most of the time I used TELIX. Here are the install files |
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for MS-DOS: |
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TELIX1.ZIP |
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TELIX2.ZIP |
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Later a friend recommended RIPTERM to me. Here's a screenshot and |
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the installer: |
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Screenshot of RIPTERM |
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RIPTM154.EXE |
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After I had read about computer enthusiasts connecting from one |
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UNIX system to the next, and thereby reaching out around the globe, |
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of course that was what I wanted. However, all I could get at first |
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was my first ever email adress on a nearby BBS. I don't remember |
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the name of that mailbox system, but apparently my first email |
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address was: [email protected] |
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Amongst the files on the BBS I found some Info about Linux: |
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Info and FAQ about Linux from 1994 |
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And then I tried to reach out around the globe and contact a |
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mail-server overseas ... |
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My conversation with [email protected] |
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So, was I in, yet? Well, I was not so sure, answers from the |
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mail-server took about a day to arrive. |
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Another thing I found on the BBS was my favourite text editor at |
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the time, the Sam Houston State University Editor. For some reason |
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using this program felt so much better then stupid MS-DOS EDIT ... |
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Screenshot of SHSUEDT3 |
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Installer for SHSUEDT3 |
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Finally, I also found FRACTINT to blow my mind ... good times ;-) |
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FRAIN181.ZIP |
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Gophered by Gophernicus/1.6 on NetBSD/amd64 9.1 |
