Subj : Re: Question About FTN Hubs
To   : Lord Gareth
From : Gluon
Date : Sat Jun 06 2020 11:57:48

On 04 Jun 2020, Lord Gareth said the following...
 
 LG> Thanks for the reply alterego.  I appreciate it.  I want to start
 LG> developing an understanding how all these interconnected systems work. 
 LG> One of the biggest problems today is that people don't even think about
 LG> how the internet works, how computers work, how cell phones work, etc. "
 LG> So long as they work and SOMEONE understands them and can fix them, why
 LG> should I care?"

This resonates with me. One of the reasons I love retro computing is because
older computers were simpler and therefore easier to fully grasp. Modern
computers and networks are becoming increasingly complex, to the point you
simply cannot understand every part of it.

Computer users used to be almost always tech savvy and have a fairly good
understanding of what was happening under the hood. They were also more
creative, as opposed to the consuming centric culture of today. In a way this
change allowed much more users, but it also changed the landscape.

The relatively simple architecture of the BBS scene is quite refreshing to me
and a way to return to that point in time where I could more easily track
what was going on. However, since I was only a BBS user in the 90s and never
got the chance to become a sysop, I'm also still putting all the pieces
together. Since there's not a huge amount of tutorial style documentation,
especially concerning FTN networks, I'm finding myself asking the same
questions as you and learning a little bit more each day.

---
Vasco aka Gluon

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