Subj : Re: Windows vs Linux
To   : Nightfox
From : boraxman
Date : Thu Apr 28 2022 23:17:13

 Ni>  cl> Love all the nostalgic stories. kinda want to dial in. i know flex is
 Ni>  cl> adding lines for this soon my bbs will have dial up 
 Ni> 
 Ni> I like the nostalgic stories too.  And I think it's funny that back when
 Ni> broadband internet was becoming more common, it seemed so cool to have a
 Ni> super high-speed internet connection that was always connected, but now
 Ni> sometimes I want to use a modem with a phone line again to dial into a
 Ni> BBS.
 Ni> 
 Ni> Nightfox

You'll want it for all of 5 minutes ,then go back to your Internet connection. The only thing I miss about dial up, is that you could bypass the Internet.  At the time there was no real good reason to do so, but now with the Internet being what it is in terms of privacy the intimate "direct dial to a friends house" seems more appealing.  I used to dial into a friends place with modem, and we'd just chat "online" in Telix, and maybe send some small files back and forth, like cool new Amiga Tracker Modules we've found.

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