Subj : Test, sorry.
To   : Henri Derksen
From : Nicholas Boel
Date : Thu Nov 30 2017 02:37 am

Hello Henri,

On Wed Nov 29 2017 14:40:00, Henri Derksen wrote to Ward Dossche:

 HD>> Forgive me if I forget some method ;-).

 WD>> Using carrier pidgeons.

 HD> Indeed
 HD> There was a FTSC document for is not it?

No.

 WD>> Putting the messqge on a USB stick. Driving to where the sysop
 WD>> lives, deliver the USB-stick, waiting for answer while the sysop
 WD>> reads it. Sysop reads message and writes answer, puts answer to
 WD>> USB-stick. Sysop
 Wd>> hands over USB-stick. Drive home 2500 miles, put USB-stick in PC,
 Wd>> read answer.

 HD> You forget simpel good old 5,25" and 3,5" floppy diskettes.
 HD> I donot have USB on my 80486DX UniCorn BBS machine.

Sure. But, does your NC/RC/ZC have a floppy drive these days? It's quite 
doubtful.

 HD> But instead of driving 2500 Miles,

Still a better idea than the rest.

 HD> the sysop can send the diskettes by airmail or landpost, sometimes
 HD> seapost. Here in NL many years ago we had sometime a modemless point
 HD> exchanging mail by diskette for some months, because he studied in
 HD> another city then where his parents lived. His boss had his BBSystem
 HD> in the same study town.

He probably got paid pretty good to do that, too (in those days).

 HD> Nowadays you could also use a drone as a transport method.

Only if it's within a km or mile or so. Otherwise, no way.

 HD> The only problem is the battery capacity for a given distance.
 HD> You could see that as a mechanical carrier pidgeon ;-).

I mean, if you want to see how far the battery can go, then set it up with a 
GPS so that you don't have to control it, put it on autopilot and see how far 
it goes. ;)

Regards,
Nick

.... "Не знаю. Я здесь только работаю."
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