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You didn't even really need a Unix box. There were implementations of Usenet (and the underlying UUCP transport protocol) for other operating systems, for examp
by Turing_Machine 5y ago
You didn't even really need a Unix box. There were implementations of Usenet (and the underlying UUCP transport protocol) for other operating systems, for example the Waffle BBS for MS-DOS.
Ah, the joys of getting a $500 long distance phone bill.
- vidarh 5y agoI got Usenet via UUCP on my Amiga exchanged with a BBS that in turn exchanged with their upstream over dialup as well, about 4 times a day. My first "web" access was via CERN's e-mail to www gateway. If I timed it right, and CERNs e-mail gateway was fast enough, I could request a URL, exchange with my upstream, have them send the e-mail to their upstream and download the result in one exchange, and then I'd dial back in 15-20 minutes later and get the page. If I was unlucky I had to wait for the next exchange 6 hours later. It's my "and we walked uphill both ways, in the snow" story.
- TomMasz 5y agoI ran UUCP on a Mac Plus, of all things. But it was a local call for me.
- mbreese 5y agoI’m still surprise my parents didn’t kill me from long distance bills in high school. I had a BBS that exchanged mail with Fido and Usenet with UUCP. Sadly, the nearest nodes were outside the local calling area. When a new ISP started up in the next town over, I was so excited to finally have a local number to call.