Hello!

I just discovered this place:

"There is an OldUse.net service that has articles posted with a 20 or 25
or 30 year latency."

It is a CLI junkie's dream. LOL



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Ogg wrote to All <=-

I just discovered this place:

"There is an OldUse.net service that has articles posted with a 20 or
25 or 30 year latency."

It is a CLI junkie's dream. LOL

They started a few years back, posting some of the first usenet
messages, in as you mentioned, chronological order. Interesting
little bit of history - I wish I had that level of backups for the
BBS networks I've been on!



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I just discovered this place:
"There is an OldUse.net service that has articles posted with a 20 or 25 or 30 year latency."

I'm at least a year ahead of you...it's my DSL service here in Oregon which will give them a run for their money. ;D

ACME BBS-Member of fsxNet/WWIVNet/SciNet/AmigaNet/VKRadio/FidoNet/MicroNet.

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Hello poindexter!

** On Sunday 21.06.20 - 18:16, poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Ogg:

I just discovered this place:

"There is an OldUse.net service that has articles posted with a 20 or
25 or 30 year latency."

They started a few years back, posting some of the first usenet
messages, in as you mentioned, chronological order. Interesting
little bit of history - I wish I had that level of backups for the
BBS networks I've been on!

They *just* posted the Fidonews from 30 years ago around today's date:

Volume 7, Number 25 18 June 1990
+---------------------------------------------------------------+
| _ |
| / \ |
| /|oo \ |
| - FidoNews - (_| /_) |
| _`@/_ \ _ |
| FidoNet (r) | | \ \\ |
| International BBS Network | (*) | \ )) |
| Newsletter ______ |__U__| / \// |
| / FIDO \ _//|| _\ / |
| (________) (_/(_|(____/ |
| (jm) |
+---------------------------------------------------------------+
Editor in Chief: Vince Perriello
Editors Emeritii: Thom Henderson, Dale Lovell
Chief Procrastinator Emeritus: Tom Jennings


It is interesting to see how the thoughts of what fidonet is and what it could be were envisioned back then.


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On 28 Jun 2020, Ogg said the following...

_ |
/ \ |
/|oo \ |
(_| /_) |
_`@/_ \ _ |
| | \ \\ |
| (*) | \ )) |
|__U__| / \// |
_//|| _\ / |
(_/(_|(____/ |
(jm) |

That dog has been around a long time. I think I've seen newer versions of
him holding a USB now? Was there ever a version of him holding a 3.5" disk?

Jay

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Hello Warpslide!

** On Sunday 28.06.20 - 11:57, Warpslide wrote to Ogg:

On 28 Jun 2020, Ogg said the following...

_ |
/ \ |
/|oo \ |
(_| /_) |
_`@/_ \ _ |
| | \ \\ |
| (*) | \ )) |
|__U__| / \// |
_//|| _\ / |
(_/(_|(____/ |
(jm) |

That dog has been around a long time. I think I've seen newer versions of him holding a USB now? Was there ever a version of him holding a 3.5" disk?

I've never seen another variation. The current newsletter still uses the above.

I've always had a fondness for the image used here:

https://www.finnsoft.com/

Maybe Fido could use a borg treatment like that! <G>


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On 28 Jun 2020, Ogg said the following...

I've always had a fondness for the image used here:
https://www.finnsoft.com/

LOL - That's awesome. "Resistance is mew-tile".

I've never seen another variation.

I found the USB one I was thinking about in The Fido Gazette. The same pooch just carrying a slightly different square:

.----------------------.
| A Weekly E-Zine |
| published by Fidonet |
| to promote BBSing |
| ____________.
| / __
| / / \
| WOOF! ( /|oo \
\_______\(_| /_)
\@/ \
.---.\ _
(jk) _ |usb| \ \\
/ | .___. \ ))
/ | /_ | / \//
|___| // || _\ /
.--`-. (_|(_|(____/
|____| (jm)

Jay

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Hello Warpslide!

** On Sunday 28.06.20 - 16:38, Warpslide wrote to Ogg:

I found the USB one I was thinking about in The Fido Gazette. The same pooch just carrying a slightly different square:

HEY.. I completely missed noticing that!

There's more room to update this pooch, however. And.. maybe a 'zine that
is actually readable for the masses. LOL


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Ogg wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

They *just* posted the Fidonews from 30 years ago around today's date:

It is interesting to see how the thoughts of what fidonet is and what
it could be were envisioned back then.

I remember being bored at work and reading the first couple of years
of newletters online. I still want my FIDO bumper sticker!



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I remember being bored at work and reading the first couple of years
of newletters online. I still want my FIDO bumper sticker!

And a bright chrome bumper to put it on....

Spec


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