Fidonet Nodes Through the Years
reddit / bbs

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Iron_Slug · 2020-05-11 20:53

Visualization of the Fidonet nodelist, 1980-2020.

[Fidonet circa 1993](https://preview.redd.it/1162u8bk87y41.png?width=3
88&format=png&auto=webp&s=b29d2502665a872545fc21c899b46ac315320e9c)

[https://www.ipingthereforeiam.com/bbs/](https://www.ipingthereforeiam
.com/bbs/)

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SpitfireTN · 2020-05-12 02:22

Fidonet node 1:154/50 here!

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psiglin1556 · 2020-05-12 06:06

1:229/424

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bleuge · 2020-05-12 07:03

I had one many years ago, there is any way to know which was mine?

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Iron_Slug · 2020-05-12 13:47

1. Go to the site:  [https://www.ipingthereforeiam.com/bbs](https://ww
w.ipingthereforeiam.com/bbs)
2. Select " [Fidonet Node
Visualization](https://www.ipingthereforeiam.com/bbs/nlmap)"
3. Select a year you were active.
4. Select a week you were active.
5. Double-click the map to zoom.
6. Drag to rotate.
7. Apply basic geography!

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rmiles7721 · 2020-05-12 14:23

Started out as 1:133/3 then 1:133/1003. When I came back i've had
1:3634/24 for several years now.

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bleuge · 2020-05-12 19:09

I think I still have an archive of my Bluewave installation somewhere,
also thanks for the info.

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bigfug · 2020-05-12 19:25

2:441/58.0

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Iron_Slug · 2020-05-12 20:33

I should have also mentioned that all available nodelists are in the
file area, so you can download the one(s) from when you were involved
and see how you were listed.

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psiglin1556 · 2020-05-13 01:07

This is cool.