Subj : a future past
To   : Alejandro Filimonchuk
From : August Abolins
Date : Sun Mar 05 2023 12:40 pm

Hello Alejandro Filimonchuk!

** On Thursday 02.03.23 - 08:15, you wrote to me:

 AA>>  The Modem World: A Prehistory of Social Media | Hardcover
 AA>> Kevin Driscoll

 AF> Im reading this book... AWESOME. Best thing since soccer
 AF> world cup 2022 (Im from Argentina, mind you... :D)

 AF> Im loving the Citizen Band/Ham Radio chapters (being a
 AF> ham/shortwave listener myself, this is touching)

I wondered why the inclusion/diversion into ham/cb radio
chapters was pertinent. But it seems be needed to support the
argument that "Amateur and CB radio nevertheless provided the
firmament for grassroots computer networks like CBBS to grow
and flourish. (p.57)"



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