Subj : FidoGazette Vol 13 n
To   : Andrei Rachita
From : August Abolins
Date : Sun Sep 15 2019 19:33:00

Hello Andrei!

** 15.09.19 - 15:37, Andrei Rachita wrote to Simon Geddes:

 AR>I always liked dial-up BBSes.
 AR>I think that besudes the fact some people don't know how to use a modem
 AR>anymore, there are also 2 small problems: - Dial-up over VoIP lines can be
 AR>a little tricky - most modern machines don't have serial ports anymore,
 AR>and the best modems out there are still serial devices...

 AR>Just my thoughts...


Good thoughts!  I don't even see serial ports offered on a now 5-year old  
but fairly capable Lenovo T540p that I was looking to aquire. And with the  
continued trend to eliminate legacy bios on newer pcs, the BBSes of old  
may not even be run familiar DOS-based programs in a few years.

Users are not likely to be interested to patch their modern pcs with  
legacy hardware just to "experience" the odd BBS.  Sysops are also running  
out of options as time marches on.

At one point I was relying on an PCI fax/modem on one particular pc  
(primarily for business) when the darn thing failed.  I was up and running  
pretty quick with a USB Fax device, but then that only lasted a few years  
until the device got zinged by some anomalies on the phone line.

Modems are just too fickle and vulnerable.

Now, I just process my documents to pdf and email them.  Or, I take a  
picture and email the image.

  ../|ug

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