Re: dentalcom.net - smd gateway


billkatz Wrote:
> Ok everybody,
>
> FWIW, gateways are nothing new. Back in the early 80â??s I was one of
> the coordinators of a group called Fido. Back then, users had to log
> into BBSâ??s in order to read newsfeeds since there was no Internet
> per-se. There were only the hobbyists, universities and Arpanet. The
> gateway thatâ??s been established here allows regular HTML users to
> access your posts and believe me; this board has lots of readers (many
> donâ??t post, but readers nonetheless). This gateway also allows users
> to convert the newsfeeds into RSS and read/post from a cell phone or
> PDA if they wish. What the heck, I thought it was a good idea.
>
>
> Bill

FIDO! I forgot all about FIDO. Those really were the old days.


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