On Sat Aug-15-2015 09:50, Holger Granholm (2:20/228) wrote to Roger Nelson:   
      
    HG> In a message dated 08-14-15, Roger Nelson said to Holger Granholm:    
      
   Hej,   
      
   RN> When I first started out in Fidonet as a user and then a node, I had   
   RN> but 384K of RAM, which, oddly enough, was tne number of the net I   
   RN> belonged.  My original address was 1:384/6.  I had no hard drive and   
   RN> a 2-diskette system.   
      
    HG> My first BBS started up on an Epson PC AX2 286/8MHz in nov 1988   
    HG> under the name "Sunny Island" with some english software and in feb   
    HG> 1992 I bought and installed PCBoard 14.5a and have run it ever   
    HG> since.    
      
   Blindlingly fast compared to my 4.77MHz.  With the RAM I had, I was barely   
   able to run a BBS back in 1985 and at that time, I had a 300 baud modem, and   
   downloading software software at that speed wasn't the only problem.  One had   
   to place "=X" after the filename one was getting or the download you received   
   wasn't exactly what you expected.  I think I called my local BBS Roger's Room,   
   but I was also busy being the co-SysOp of the Computerland BBS here while they   
   were still in business.  For my BBS, I used RBBS.   
      
    HG> I think I joined Fidonet in 1995 when a new v15 of PCBoard that   
    HG> included Fidonet software was released.   
      
    HG> But I started to use Internet e-mail in 1993 over an ISP in   
    HG> Finland.    
      
   I didn't want to get on the Internet at first, but it soon became a peer   
   thing, which led to me being convinced to join a social media network (UGH!)   
   by my favorite concert pianist.   
      
   RN> I couldn't find the box I thought had a 486 CPU in it, but I think I   
   RN> know where I can find one.   
      
    HG> I'm considering buying a second hand Dell computer w. Win 7   
    HG> installed to upgrade to win 10. I may not be able to get something   
    HG> free .    
      
   Maybe, maybe not, but based on my experience with W10, I'd advise against   
   getting it at this time.  It broke a couple of programs I used daily and being   
   a new OS, I don't know how long I would have to wait for an upgrade or fix for   
   them.  I wrote an article about it which should appear in our version of the   
   Snooze tomorrow, and which you may find helpful.   
      
    HG> It won't be free of course if I have to buy a modern machine   
    HG> though.    
      
   And if you have to buy W10, the Home version is $119.99 and the Pro version is   
   $199.99.  I don't like psychological pricing.   
      
    HG> CU L8ER,   
      
   Hopefully.  (-:   
      
      
   Regards,   
      
   Roger    
   --- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+   
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