Subj : Re: Computers
To   : tenser
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Thu Aug 01 2024 07:17:00

-=> tenser wrote to MIKE POWELL <=-

 te> See above: cultural norms that were valued by the community
 te> as a whole kept things largely civil.  They were doomed from
 te> the start, but it was a wonderfully heady thing while they
 te> lasted.

I remember an internet where people ran open SMTP servers as a courtesy
to internet.denizens, because nobody would abuse that service.

And, when testing ISDN video capability, there were test numbers that
belonged to people at private companies working at their desks. They'd
take the call, chat with you and let you know how your video/audio came
across.

It was a different world, it seemed.


 
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