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- FidoNet abstract "FidoNet is a worldwide computer network that is used for communication between bulletin board systems (BBSes). It uses a store-and-forward system to exchange private (email) and public (forum) messages between the BBSes in the network, as well as other files and protocols in some cases.The FidoNet system was based on a number of small interacting programs. Only one of these interacted with the BBS system directly, and was the only portion that had to be ported to support other BBS software. This greatly eased porting, and FidoNet was one of the few networks that was widely supported by almost all BBS software, as well as a number of non-BBS online services. This modular construction also allowed FidoNet to easily upgrade to new data compression systems, which was important in an era using modem-based communications over telephone links with high long-distance calling charges.The rapid improvement in modem speeds during the early 1990s, combined with the rapid decrease in price of computer systems and storage, made BBSes increasingly popular. By the mid-1990s there were almost 40,000 FidoNet systems in operation, and it was possible to communicate with millions of users around the world. Only UUCP came close in terms of breadth or numbers; FidoNet's user base far surpassed other networks like BITNET.The broad availability of low-cost Internet connections starting in the mid-1990s lessened the need for FidoNet's store-and-forward system, as any system in the world could be reached for equal cost. Direct dialing into local BBS systems rapidly declined. The availability of internet connectivity is by no means universal, and although FidoNet has shrunk considerably since the early 1990s, it remains in use around the world.".
- FidoNet thumbnail FidoNet_logo-2010.png?width=300.
- FidoNet wikiPageExternalLink www.bbsdocumentary.com.
- FidoNet wikiPageExternalLink dummyguide.html.
- FidoNet wikiPageExternalLink fnsp.
- FidoNet wikiPageExternalLink BBS.The.Documentary.
- FidoNet wikiPageExternalLink www.fidonet-on-the-internet.org.
- FidoNet wikiPageExternalLink www.fidonet.org.
- FidoNet wikiPageExternalLink www.fidonet.us.
- FidoNet wikiPageExternalLink www.fidonews.org.
- FidoNet wikiPageExternalLink www.filegate.net.
- FidoNet wikiPageExternalLink www.ftsc.org.
- FidoNet wikiPageExternalLink echolist.
- FidoNet wikiPageID "11442".
- FidoNet wikiPageLength "48925".
- FidoNet wikiPageOutDegree "121".
- FidoNet wikiPageRevisionID "681798613".
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink .arc.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink 16550.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink 16550_UART.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink ARC_(file_format).
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink Abandonware.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink AlterNet.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink Area_code.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink Australasia.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink BITNET.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink Baltimore.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink Batch_file.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink Binkd.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink Binkp.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink Blue_Wave.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink Bulletin_board_system.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink CBBS.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink M.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink Category:1984_introductions.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink Category:Computer-mediated_communication.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink Category:FidoNet.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink Category:Pre–World_Wide_Web_online_services.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink Category:Virtual_communities.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink Category:Wikipedia_articles_with_ASCII_art.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink Central_processing_unit.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink Closed_source.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink Commodore_64.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink Computer_network.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink DOSEMU.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink Data_compression.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink Dial-up_Internet_access.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink Dial-up_internet_access.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink Diff.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink Diff_utility.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink Digital_Equipment_Corporation.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink E-mail_spam.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink Electronic_journal.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink Email_attachment.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink Email_spam.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink FMail.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink FOSSIL.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink FastEcho.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink FidoNet_Star_Wars_Echo.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink France.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink Free_and_open-source_software.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink Free_and_open_source_software.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink FrontDoor.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink Fruity_Dog.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink GoldED.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink GoldED+.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink Handshaking.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink O_port.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink IEEE.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink Institute_of_Electrical_and_Electronics_Engineers.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink Intel_8088.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink Internet.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink Internet_protocol_suite.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink Japan.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink Jason_Scott.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink Jason_Scott_Sadofsky.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink Latin_America.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink Lingua_franca.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink Long-distance_calling.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink MS-DOS.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink McDonnell_Douglas.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink O.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink Minitel.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink Modem.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink NetFoss.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink North_America.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink Offline_mail_reader.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink Offline_reader.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink Online_journal.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink Online_service.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink Online_service_provider.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink PCBoard.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink PKZIP.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink PODSnet.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink Packet-switched.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink Packet_switching.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink Plain_old_telephone_service.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink Porting.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink Power_user.
- FidoNet wikiPageWikiLink Proprietary_software.