Lars Lehtonen
I see the #fediverse like FidoNet. Even though everyone can be reached across the network, you still have individual accounts on your favorite BBSes.
Aug 22, 2018 at 8:31pmWeb
Show threadTrinsecAug 24, 2018

@alrs Oh, that's actually a nice comparison!

Also, nostalgia! :P

Show threadHenrik ☯️⚡Aug 24, 2018
@alrs good times! :D
Show threadJohnathan CorganAug 24, 2018
@surfrndk @alrs omg someone else ancient enough to remember fidonet 😉
Show threadLars LehtonenAug 24, 2018
@jcorgan @surfrndk First modem was 300 baud, Christmas '85.
Show threadJohnathan CorganAug 24, 2018
@alrs @surfrndk heh, beat you by two years. 👴
Show threadHenrik ☯️⚡Aug 24, 2018
@alrs @jcorgan damn! My first was a 14.4... I guess I'm just a kid compared to you guys... 😉
Show threadLars LehtonenAug 24, 2018
@surfrndk @jcorgan The first modem I paid for myself as an adult was a 14.4. We're all in the same gang.
Show threadJohnathan CorganAug 24, 2018
@alrs @surfrndk yeah, i bought a fancy (expensive) 2400 bps modem in '87. funny thing, i ended up actually working at US Robotics in '96.
Show threadLars LehtonenAug 24, 2018
@jcorgan @surfrndk I have unrealized plans to make a sticker that illustrates the faceplate of an HST 9600.
Show threadHenrik ☯️⚡Aug 24, 2018
@alrs @jcorgan need! :D
Show threadLars LehtonenAug 24, 2018
@jcorgan and whenever I went out in public with my Palm IIIxe and a folding keyboard I would always get approached by randos asking "How much does that cost?"
Show threadHenrik ☯️⚡Aug 24, 2018
@jcorgan @alrs cool!!
Show threadHenrik ☯️⚡Aug 24, 2018
@jcorgan @alrs not sure if I should take that as a compliment, lol 😉
Yes, I remember. Back then you felt like being a part of something bigger. Today using the Internet is a so polished off thing that I don't feel a thing. Mastodon, bitcoin and other projects like helps change that and bring back "the good old days" :)
Show threadJohnathan CorganAug 24, 2018
@surfrndk @alrs I came to Silicon Valley in '93, worked at companies that helped build out the Internet infrastructure. Those were heady days, for sure. It's a good thing Silicon Valley got its name back then; today it would have been called "JavaScript Alley" 😂
Show threadHenrik ☯️⚡Aug 24, 2018
@jcorgan @alrs 😂😂😂
Show threadHenrik ☯️⚡Aug 24, 2018
@jcorgan @alrs I still haven't adapted to the life of graphical user interfaces, lol
Show threadSimon WindmillAug 25, 2018

@alrs That's actually the best description yet. Including the ability for server admins to read your messages so never assume anything is actually private ;)

(This is actually a legit concern; all us oldskool users have this mindset but people who grew up with commercial services have this naivete about network privacy)