Chris Pirillo
anybody who complains about how difficult #mastodon is to understand (or use) clearly never had to uudecode a zmodem'ed jpeg before being able to view it #retro
Nov 21, 2022 at 11:15pmTusky
Show threadKanterNov 21, 2022
@ChrisPirillo or use a BBS
Show threadChris PirilloNov 22, 2022
@Kanter ...one for which you had to use telnet!
Show threadbsharperNov 21, 2022
@ChrisPirillo ha, I remember having to meet a sysop in person to get access to their BBS. It was much easier to sign up here.
Show threadHarry MyhreNov 21, 2022
@ChrisPirillo those were the days 
Show threadGoz ๐Ÿ•นNov 21, 2022

@ChrisPirillo

Whenever I hear about the difficulty of Mastodon, I start worrying that I'm missing something since it doesn't seem much different than Twitter...

Show threadrobNov 21, 2022
@ChrisPirillo Considering that zmodem is a binary transfer protocol, I don't think I ever needed to uudecode a jpeg coming in over zmodem. I think I really only did that with binaries I downloaded over Usenet.
Show threadSeanNov 21, 2022
I used to get unix utilities from usenet packaged with shar. Shar files were self-extracting shell scripts. Yeah, we used to run random scripts that we found on the internet.
Show threadnvmb3rth30ry ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆNov 22, 2022

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Show threadChris PirilloNov 22, 2022
@nvmb3rth30ry ...do I dare try. :)
Show threadnvmb3rth30ry ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆNov 22, 2022
@ChrisPirillo
Muahaha
Show threadIxtli Dekami ๐Ÿ•โšพ๐Ÿ––Nov 22, 2022
@ChrisPirillo
Zmodem! I haven't seen that word in, easy, 20 years! I didn't even remembered it...=)
Show threadChris PirilloNov 22, 2022
@ixtlidekami ...or kermit!
Show threadIxtli Dekami ๐Ÿ•โšพ๐Ÿ––Nov 22, 2022
@ChrisPirillo
Heard of It but never usted Kermit. The BBSs I was only had x and zmodem. I miss that time...
Show threadvga256Nov 22, 2022
@ChrisPirillo serves you right for trying to download troirikerxxx.jpg via that Wildcat! gateway
Show threadMattNov 22, 2022
@ChrisPirillo zmodem, the only use I have for it these days is when I deleted the firmware on a router, or switch, and forgot to replace it with a new version
Show threadoutpostNov 22, 2022
@ChrisPirillo
*laughs in dial-up tones*
Show threadChris PirilloNov 22, 2022
@outpostcommz ...ATDT, FTW!
Show threadMartin HronNov 22, 2022
@ChrisPirillo @outpostcommz my first time was ATDP ;)
Show threadSeanNov 22, 2022
ATM0
Show threadCoach Pฤแน‡ini ยฎNov 22, 2022
@ChrisPirillo they never downloaded songs on Napster using a dial-up modem.
Show threadChris PirilloNov 22, 2022
@paninid ...pfff, what about RealPlayer?!
Show threadCoach Pฤแน‡ini ยฎNov 22, 2022
@ChrisPirillo RealPlayed came out ages after Compuserve was the AOL also-ran
Show threadtoallpointswestNov 22, 2022
@ChrisPirillo "Back in my day..."
Show threadjessl3dNov 22, 2022

@ChrisPirillo Many warez were traded on the Usenet boards with UUdecode back in the day.

Remember Ram Doubler?

Show threadChris PirilloNov 22, 2022
@jessl3d ...oh, yes. All of those tools were critical. I also used 4DOS.
Show threadBrian Place Nov 23, 2022
@ChrisPirillo throwback
Show threadJoseph (filthy on opsec)Nov 27, 2022
@ChrisPirillo Ymodem-g was even worst. No error correction.