I'm trying to remember "the" big FTP site back then. There was one in particular that was the "go to" site for, well, pretty much everything.
ftp.cdrom.com, metalab.unc.edu, sunsite.something, ...
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#52On a related/tangential note, here [1] is the website for terminate, the world's most powerful communications software. 1: http://www.terminate.com/
Haha thanks for that it sparked some memories. I used Terminate to connect to local BBSs and even set one up myself using Remote Access, which was a BBS software package. Before setting it up I printed the manual out on my old dot matrix and it took hundreds of pages.
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#53I'm trying to remember "the" big FTP site back then. There was one in particular that was the "go to" site for, well, pretty much everything. ftp.cdrom.com, metalab.unc.edu, sunsite.something, ...
cica cica indiana
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#54I'm trying to remember "the" big FTP site back then. There was one in particular that was the "go to" site for, well, pretty much everything. ftp.cdrom.com, metalab.unc.edu, sunsite.something, ...
cica cica indiana
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#55Oh man, the memories. For people who have grown up in a hyper-connected always-online world, it's hard to explain the pure joy of hearing the sound of your computer picking up the phone and sending those tones [0]. Because it meant going from isolated, disconnected and unitary to being part of a wider world. Suddenly, everything was at your fingertips and it was intoxicating to me as a teenager. Fire up Trumpet Winso…
> those tones http://evilrouters.net/56k.mp3 (MP3) It's my ring tone. I love the weird looks on people's faces when I'm in a meeting and my phone rings -- especially the "older" crowd (some of the "youngsters" don't recognize the sound).
Such a great idea :-)
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#56https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=p_trumpet
Most of his comments were from this thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2282875 FWIW, you should not use Paypal donations. Use payments instead. Otherwise that account will probably get locked again.
> FWIW, you should not use Paypal
FTFY. Someone should really hook this guy up with a Bitcoin address...
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#57I'm trying to remember "the" big FTP site back then. There was one in particular that was the "go to" site for, well, pretty much everything. ftp.cdrom.com, metalab.unc.edu, sunsite.something, ...
cica cica indiana
Oh, I'd forgotten about cica.cica.indiana.edu... kinda ironic since I'm only a couple of miles away from where it lived.
You also reminded me of "The Usenet Oracle" (later, "The Internet Oracle" [0][1]) which also lived at IU.
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#58Donated just now, wish there was a way to give 20 years of compound interest along with it :(
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#59Oh man, the memories. For people who have grown up in a hyper-connected always-online world, it's hard to explain the pure joy of hearing the sound of your computer picking up the phone and sending those tones [0]. Because it meant going from isolated, disconnected and unitary to being part of a wider world. Suddenly, everything was at your fingertips and it was intoxicating to me as a teenager. Fire up Trumpet Winso…
> those tones http://evilrouters.net/56k.mp3 (MP3) It's my ring tone. I love the weird looks on people's faces when I'm in a meeting and my phone rings -- especially the "older" crowd (some of the "youngsters" don't recognize the sound).
Mine too! I have the V.92 version, which gives careful listeners the impression of a slight anachronism since most people stopped hearing those tones before V.92 came out. :)
It definitely causes double takes on the rare occasions my phone isn't on silent and I receive and actual phone call.
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#60Oh man, the memories. For people who have grown up in a hyper-connected always-online world, it's hard to explain the pure joy of hearing the sound of your computer picking up the phone and sending those tones [0]. Because it meant going from isolated, disconnected and unitary to being part of a wider world. Suddenly, everything was at your fingertips and it was intoxicating to me as a teenager. Fire up Trumpet Winso…
And let's not forget the great times that could be had by joining any large channel on IRC and sending a single command: /CTCP #channel PING +++ATH0 Interestingly enough, I tried it again a few months ago and was shocked to discover that it apparently still works.
Careful, it's a great way to still get k-line'd on many networks.
The DCC SEND bug is still pretty common too.