A week with FreeDOS, WWIII and FidoNet

Entered on: Atari Portfolio
Entered where: Breakroom at work
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So, its now a bit over a week since my last entry in the 
phlog and since i started setting up my FreeDOS box. So far 
i am surprisingly happy with this system. What i find 
absolutely astounding doing ctual work on an DOS system 
feels more "fluid" and faster than on my I7 powered powered 
workstatin in the office. The only thing i have to do now 
is to get arachne (THE dos based internet package) to 
handle https websites. But this is a point i will describe 
(if i succeed) in a longer article.

I have read unixl0rds post about this feeling about 
impending doom that i pretty much share. Its in a way like 
back in 2001 when you realize that a new era begins... and 
not a good one. I think its indeed the constant feed we get 
though social media that generates this sense in our 
subconciousness, everything feels so much more real 
compared to the news coverage we have seen in earlier 
conflicts. 

But let us not fool ourselves: I think we are not only 
sleepwalking into WWIII, i think we are already in it. I 
mean: Nearly any nation on this planet is already in some 
way involved in this war, there are already volunteers of 
many nations fighting for Ukraine... so i think the only 
point is "How far will it go?". As some german media are 
now reporting that the pressure loss on the two Northstream 
pipelines could vry likely be sabotage. If this is the case 
we are in for a even bigger shitshow.  

I recently stumbled into the FidoNet and i am now trying to 
find my way around. I think its relative obscurity and 
asynchronous nature makes it the perfect communication 
channel for todays world (or better: For the world we are 
heading towards).

Until i can get my point software set up i am reachable by 
the following adress:

Ralf Wissing@2:240/8001