2018-11-02 at 3:10 AM UTC
-SpectraL
coward
[the spuriously bluish-lilac bushman]
We used a protocol called TelNet back then to connect to the various BBS terminals spread across the globe. Later on, a front-end interface called HyperTerminal appeared, which was basically a fancy TelNet client.
2018-11-02 at 3:14 AM UTC
gadzooks
Dark Matter
[keratinize my mild-tasting blossoming]
Originally posted by -SpectraL
We used a protocol called TelNet back then to connect to the various BBS terminals spread across the globe. Later on, a front-end interface called HyperTerminal appeared, which was basically a fancy TelNet client.
Some still use PuTTy/SSH on a daily basis.
Just not to dial into digital bulletin boards over a landline phone connection to debate about Star Wars vs Star Trek, and post ASCII nudes to titillate the senses.
Oh, and when MIDI files came out...
We were partying like it was nineteen ninety.... wait...
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