Subj : floppy disks are cool!
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : Roon
Date : Wed Apr 24 2024 08:11 pm

Hello poindexter,

24 Apr 24 06:45, you wrote to me:

 pF> -=> Roon wrote to Ogg <=-


 t>>> The Masters of Deception book is also pretty good,

 O>> The 1995 book by Slatalla?  Sounds interesting.  I've read both
 O>> previous one just mentioned here.

 Ro>> i've just finished M.O.D. it was quite interesting and it has the
 Ro>> right atmosphere.

 pF> I've been going through a retro reading binge lately. Decided to
 pF> re-read Bruce Sterling's Hackers book, just picked up Slatalla's MOD,
 pF> and have The Modem World by Kevin Driscoll to read. I'm going to see
 pF> him speak at the Computer History Museum about BBSes tomorrow night,
 pF> and meeting two old sysop friends of mine - Taipan Enigma from &TOTSE
 pF> and Dr. Strangelove from Just Say Yes. They were the founders, I was
 pF> one of the first BBSes in NIRVANAnet(tm) back in the '90s.

yeah i am on this retro reading wave as well. i read hackers as well last autumn, and now i started Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins Of The Internet.

Regards,
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