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BBS The.Documentary Part 4 - Fidonet

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What it is

Part 4 of the BBS: The Documentary series, covering FidoNet, the amateur network that linked dial-up bulletin board systems together to relay messages and files worldwide.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended as a great documentary on FidoNet's rise, with interviews with figures like Tom Jennings.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2014, last 2019

What HN commenters said

  1. “A great documentary on FidoNet's rise with superb music and universal themes”

    Great documentary on FidoNet's rise.

    mitchtbaum, 2014-07 · Strong recommendation · in “The Government Once Built Silicon Valley”

  2. “has some great interviews with Tom Jennings & co. on the beginnings, growth and decline of Fidonet.”

    Interviews with Tom Jennings on Fidonet's growth and decline.

    harrigan, 2019-11 · Recommendation · in “History of Fidonet (1993)”

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Topics: fidonet, bbs, tom jennings, dial-up, computing history

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