2014-04-26 10:52:28 -04:00
|
|
|
FidoNet
|
|
|
|
|
|
2014-04-26 11:54:15 -04:00
|
|
|
n. A worldwide hobbyist network of personal computers which exchanges mail,
|
|
|
|
|
discussion groups, and files. Founded in 1984 and originally consisting only
|
|
|
|
|
of IBM PCs and compatibles, FidoNet now includes such diverse machines as
|
|
|
|
|
Apple ][s, Ataris, Amigas, and Unix systems. For years FidoNet actually grew
|
|
|
|
|
faster than Usenet, but the advent of cheap Internet access probably means
|
|
|
|
|
its days are numbered. FidoNet's site count has dropped from 38K nodes in
|
|
|
|
|
1996 through 15K nodes in 2001 to 10K nodes in late 2003, and most of those
|
|
|
|
|
are probably single-user machines rather than the thriving BBSes of yore.
|
|
|
|
|
|
