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Vaupell · #22 01-05-2009, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by TimberFloorAu

We were online back in 1981.

Using fixed lines from one factory to another. Not the www as we know it, but quite surreal looking back now.

Back in those days it was all Unix, Pascal and Fortran.

hmm i remember seeing a documentary about the first generation of nerds
building their own systems, hosting BBS boards running up phone bills of several
thousand dollers way back as mid 70's around 76.

Think its still availible on google vid, ill take a look if i can find it.

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here we go..
http://video.google.com/videosearch?...umentary&emb=0

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hmm select the top left video called part 1- Baud.

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