Subj : Re: Packet BBS
To   : Dr. What
From : claw
Date : Fri Oct 11 2024 07:54:47

On 11 Oct 2024, Dr. What said the following...
 DW> That's the natural progression of things.
 DW> By putting everything into "one basket", you reduce maintenance costs. 
 DW> But that also creates a single point of failure.  So when the failures
 DW> occur, you split everything back out again - to a certain point.
 DW> 
 DW> Of course, that works until some manager says "we should put everything
 DW> into one basket to save money (i.e. so I can get a bonus)".
 DW> 
 DW> Verizon is learning from their mistake and will correct it over time.
 DW> 
 DW>  Al> Packet BBS could be a great way to keep communities together in
 DW>  Al> times of disaster. My question is, do any of you have experience
 DW>  Al> with packet radio? If so, could you give me a few pointers? I
 DW>  Al> hardly know where to start, Thanks.
 DW> 
 DW> The best I can do is point to KA9Q.  I used this software back in the
 DW> pre-internet days over dial up.  It was an MS-DOS software package that
 DW> was originally intended to be used over packet radio for just what you
 DW> want to do.
 DW> 
 DW> I would assume that it's descendants are out there and much easier to
 DW> set up and use than the 1987 version.
 DW> 
 DW> 
 DW> ... ...I multi-task, I read in the bathroom.

There are a ton of youtube videos out there about the subject.  When I have the ability I do want to put one up myself.  Raspberry PI takes very little energy.

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