From: tom@invalid.tld   
      
   On Tue, 20 Jun 2023 09:10:08 -0500   
   Coyo  wrote:   
      
   > The ironic thing is that Usenet is actually pretty new, compared to   
   > even older networks. Usenet evolved from UUCPnet, and wasn't really   
   > possible in its current form without high speed NNTP (TCP/IP)   
   > connections over the big-I Internet.   
   >   
   > Before NNTP, you had to dial over the phone between UUUCPnet servers   
   > to exchange netmail. The UUCP G protocol was elaborate and bulky, so   
   > you needed a relatively stable and high speed copper line for it.   
   > While most of us who remember dialup remember the AOL 56k modems,   
   > there was a time when you felt blessed by the stars if you could get   
   > 33 baud.   
   >   
   > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XLZ4Z8LpEE behold the 1930s era   
   > boudot code teletype. Do you feel old yet?   
      
   Do you know how I could do UUCP peering today?   
      
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