Subj : Re: Question About FTN Hubs
To   : Gluon
From : Vk3jed
Date : Sat Jun 06 2020 21:32:00

-=> On 06-06-20 11:57, Gluon wrote to Lord Gareth <=-

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

Yeah it's pretty simple tech, compared to a lot of what's around today.  Fun to
play with. ;)

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

It once required a degree of tech skill to use and manage a computer.  

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

It's a LOT easier today then it was back in the 90s, when you had to get
several pieces of software working together.  I think it took me 2 weeks or so
to get Fidonet fully working on my original RA system in 1992. :)


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