Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Somewhat OT: Any truth to this mess?

[Michael Mol <mikemol@gmail.com>]

On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 3:49 PM, Grant Edwards
<grant.b.edwards@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 2012-02-20, Todd Goodman <tsg@bonedaddy.net> wrote:
>> * walt <w41ter@gmail.com> [120219 15:37]:
>>> On 02/18/2012 05:18 AM, Dale wrote:
>>>
>>> > Sounds like the internet could be switched off.  So, next question, how
>>> > easy would it be to get it going again?  Hours?  Days?  Weeks?
>>>
>>> My guess is that the old farts that read this list could have their
>>> old dialup bulletin boards back on line in a day.  Probably on the
>>> original hardware gathering dust in the attic :p
>>
>> Naw, uucp on dialup on a Telebit Trailblazer 9600.  :-)
>
> It's been a while since I set up a uucp node, but I think I could
> manage it in a couple hours if required.  To paraphrase Damon Wayans,
> "Homey don't play BBS."  I think I've got a USR sportster sitting
> around somewhere.  What I don't have is a POTS line.

Hey, my family ran a 53-line MajorBBS/Worldgroup setup back in the
day, with between 30-50 consumer hardware modems. (Those v.Everythings
were sweet... 3coms were good, too. Anything Motorola after their 14.4
model...not so much.) Don't knock the BBS. :)

Also, Citadel is still alive and kicking, too. :)

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