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Tag: dailup

Indiana Online: Digital archeology on the BBS.

Apr 9, 2021knightwiseKnightlifebbs, dailup, icq, irc, retro

Maybe its because i’m getting older but, for some reason I just love to play around with old technology. It might be a sign of age and nostalgia, it might be the direct result that the current digitital landscape is just too damn distracting and high-paced to get anything done. A lot of people go…

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“Geek nostalgia with bulletin board systems” by @mcvries

May 20, 2013kdmurrayKnightlifearchive, baud, bbs, dail, dailup, email, internet, modem, mut, telnet

At the age of 17 I owned my first real personal computer. A 8086 XT Pc. It had a whopping 20 MB hard disk and a “color” screen. Monochrome “amber”, the referred to as the only color the screen could display. Booting took minutes, installing software took tweaking and knowledge, and all in all it…

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Essential tools for a low bandwith connection.

May 12, 2012knightwiseKnightlifealpine, command line, dailup, gprs, ipad, irssi. Centerim, linux

Before me the dawn rises from the dark soil and sheds its rays across the trees that stretch as far as the eye can see. The songs of birds drown out the ever present hum of society and remind me how far I am from the busy world around me. Yep, i’m up in a…

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