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   At 3:37 PM on 15 Sep 19, Andrei Rachita said 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:   
   AR> - Dial-up over VoIP lines can be a little tricky   
   AR> - most modern machines don't have serial ports anymore, and the best   
   AR> modems out there are still serial devices...   
      
   AR> Just my thoughts...   
      
   I had wondered about VoIP as a solution to diminishing landlines - didn't know   
   data signals over VoIP are problematic.   
      
   I've faced the serial issue on my Apple laptop, but overcame it by buying a   
   fairly cheap USB to serial adaptor. This works well, giving me a serial device   
   I can point my term software too.   
      
   The biggest issue I have faced is just getting old terminal software running   
   on a more moderm OS (MorphOS). Everything seems to half-work. Not like first   
   time around in the mid-ninties, where the process seemed to be very plain   
   sailing. I've definitely wanted to give up a few times!    
      
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