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From: TBickle <aaa@alpo.com>
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Subject: Re: Tabitha Blue - ping Moxy - tabitha-blue.jpg [0/5]
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2018 02:26:19 -0400
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Moxy - thanks for the response! The thought of 14.4k modems still makes
me cringe - but, I do miss the glory days of usenet. Thankfully we still
have a handful of posters(like yourself) that at least keep a few groups
afloat.
In article <jod6odhfoi8v4arvl1598lk1qu6ar7pma8@4ax.com>, Moxy@127.0.0.1
says...
>
> On Sun, 26 Aug 2018 15:54:15 -0400, TBickle <aaa@alpo.com> wrote:
>
> >Tabitha Blue
>
>
> I may have, but honestly, I haven't a ferkin clue.
>
> Most of my stuff is well orginised, now...
>
> But pre 2000, I haven't much of a clue.
>
> All this stuff was retrieved via painfully slow dial up, initially
> 14400 baud, but after spending a small fortune, buying a
> 38400 modem, then beaking the bank for a mighty 57600 modem (Pace or
> USRobotics were the best IMO).
>
> Retrieved from bulitin boards and FTP sites, found using gopher.
>
> No search engines in those days.
>
> Giving away my age here... :-(
>
> Microsoft/Windows had no TCP/IP stack, so that had to be sourced/paid
> for from a third party.
>
> Those were the days!
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