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   Hello Andrei!   
      
   ** 15.09.19 - 15:37, Andrei Rachita wrote to Simon Geddes:   
      
    AR>I always liked dial-up BBSes.   
    AR>I think that besudes the fact some people don't know how to use a modem   
    AR>anymore, there are also 2 small problems: - Dial-up over VoIP lines can be   
    AR>a little tricky - most modern machines don't have serial ports anymore,   
    AR>and the best modems out there are still serial devices...   
      
    AR>Just my thoughts...   
      
      
   Good thoughts!  I don't even see serial ports offered on a now 5-year old     
   but fairly capable Lenovo T540p that I was looking to aquire. And with the     
   continued trend to eliminate legacy bios on newer pcs, the BBSes of old     
   may not even be run familiar DOS-based programs in a few years.   
      
   Users are not likely to be interested to patch their modern pcs with     
   legacy hardware just to "experience" the odd BBS.  Sysops are also running     
   out of options as time marches on.   
      
   At one point I was relying on an PCI fax/modem on one particular pc     
   (primarily for business) when the darn thing failed.  I was up and running     
   pretty quick with a USB Fax device, but then that only lasted a few years     
   until the device got zinged by some anomalies on the phone line.   
      
   Modems are just too fickle and vulnerable.   
      
   Now, I just process my documents to pdf and email them.  Or, I take a     
   picture and email the image.   
      
     ../|ug   
      
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