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   Message 69 of 1,840   
   August Abolins to Charles Pierson    
   Online Communities   
   08 Nov 20 00:14:11   
   
   MSGID: 2:460/58 00005374   
   REPLY: 2:460/58 00005373   
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   PID: tg2fido_gate_v0.6.1   
   CHRS: CP866 2   
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   REPLYTO 2:221/1.58   
   RealName: August Abolins 2:221/1.58   
    CP> Hello, August Abolins.   
    CP> On 11/7/20 8:18 PM you wrote:   
    CP>    
    CP> AA> This article seems to analyse the trend and reasoning from BBS to    
    CP> AA> internet use too:    
    CP> AA> https://www.zdnet.com/article/before-the-web-online-services/   
    CP>    
    CP> I didn't get any reasoning on BBS's decline.  It was more of a footnote   
   of also was...     
    CP>    
    CP> I do remember checking out most of the services they talk about. GEnie   
   and WELL I didn't.  But it was in addition to BBS, not in place of.     
    CP>    
    CP>    
    CP>    
    CP> --   
    CP> Best regards!   
    CP> Posted using Hotdoged on Android   
      
   I only skimmed over it quickly. I want to re-read it.  It was nice to read   
   that Fidonet was remembered and with a link to the "official" domain.   
      
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