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Gah I remember that. When I was first playing around with Linux at home I didn't have an Internet connection and the only way I could get it was relaying floppi

by baz00 3y ago

Gah I remember that. When I was first playing around with Linux at home I didn't have an Internet connection and the only way I could get it was relaying floppies back and forward from the university campus. This was about a mile walk from home. Of course I learned to verify the floppies very quickly after the first round trip back to the campus with a duff one. Also there was a pub half way which was a serious latency issue. I'd used floppies for years before and they were probably all half duff but I'd never noticed.

jacquesm 3y ago
> Also there was a pub half way which was a serious latency issue. Well, at least the packets got forwarded eventually.
- baz00 3y ago
  On at least one occasion they got left in the pub!
  - jacquesm 3y ago
    That makes it even funnier! I once bought an ex undercover police vehicle that came with a folder that somehow had been forgotten under the passenger seat. Contents: a bunch of (paper) files, an identikit and a manual on how to take fingerprints. I think you had the better excuse.
    - baz00 3y ago
      Oh that's terrible but definitely something I'd expect from the police!
      - jacquesm 3y ago
        You'd think they have a sanitization process for ex police property but apparently it isn't all that good or maybe just a genuine mistake.
ourmandave 3y ago
Sneaker net https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sneakernet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sneakernet
- FirmwareBurner 3y ago
  The internet usage that keeps you in shape