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The Fido Heritage - Love It or Leave It!

This is the narrative version as opposed to the Links Only version. The narrative fills in a lot of the gaps that are present when looking at Links Only. The Links Only version will be provided for quick reference for those who do not want to read the narratives presented here. There are many new things presented here that have not been seen either in a long time, or never reached the attention they rightly deserve. So sit back, take a tour of the colorful Fido Heritage!

Articles & Stories About FidoNet by Colleges & Journalists - The Story is Out
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Narrative

BBS Migration to Internet - What Are the PRO & CON?
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Narrative

BBS Software List - Where to Find the Software
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Narrative

Books About FidoNet - Part of the Internet Discussion
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Narrative

Code of Conduct - The Unwritten Law - Do You Follow It?
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Narrative

Elves at Work - Stay Out of Their Way
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Narrative

FidoGrams - Delivered Telegrams by Amateur Radio Operators
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Narrative

FidoMail - Delivered Mail Via FidoNet
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Narrative

FidoNet History
  Earlier Attempts to Preserve FidoNet History  
  History by Timelines  
BBS (1977), Fido (1983) and FidoNet (1984) histories span from the early golden years of the Communications era of the 70's and 80's to the present day of affairs. There is a brief and concise narrative included with each associated milestone date. The FidoNet History Chronicles is the entire history in one document, whereas, the other timelines, are complete segments representing a specialized portion thereof. BBS History is briefly shown to reference the humble beginnings of the BBS which then will merge into the Tom Jennings' error, ...err, I mean era, as a new technological hobby becomes available to the average person with a simple computer, some simple software and a phone line. Take a stroll through yester-year of the colorful times as Fido and FidoNet are born to the entire world of communications! Let the games begin!

FidoNet Pioneers
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Narrative

FidoNet Standards Technical Committe (FTSC) - How Technical Can It Get?
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Narrative

fidonet.org - The Fido Domain
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Narrative

FidoNews - What Kind of New Is This?
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Narrative

Filebone - Delivered Files Via FidoNet
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Narrative

First Time Happenings in FidoNet
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Narrative

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) - How do I...?
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Narrative

Future of FidoNet - Is There A New Beginning?
  A List of Suggestions for Improving FidoNet  
  Emerging Technologies That Affect FidoNet  
  Future of FidoNet as Seen by the SysOps  
  The Blue Prints for Moving FidoNet into the Millenium Age  
Narrative

Grassroots Movement
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Narrative

Humor - How Funny Does it Get?
  FidoNet-The Real Network  
FidoNet - An Unofficial Page where truth is stranger than fiction, and humor abounds when the Emperor Has No Clothes. The Fido Dog is depicted upside down as a sign of distress due to the many violations of the trademark owned by Tom Jennings. At the bottom of the home page, you can see FidoNet Terms that were submitted by Sysops which are used to relate to the present distress in FidoNet.

International Coordinator (IC) - The Good - The Bad - The Ugly
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Narrative

Issues - Events Which Affect You
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Narrative

K12 - FidoNet in Schools
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Narrative

Landmark Decisions That Affect Your BBS
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Narrative

Magazines-EZines-Newletters - The Text Publishers of the Past
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Narrative

Memorial to FidoNetters Past - In Memory Of
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Narrative

Movers & Shakers of Today - Are You Part of This Crowd?
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Narrative

Myths - Believe It or Not
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Narrative

Nodelist - The Roadmap to FidoNet (1984 to present)
  Nodelist History  
History of the Nodelist displays graphical statistics from 1984 to the present on charts. Comparison of all nodelist info is provided for this same period. Some anaylsis is provided to explain the rise and fall in the number of active bbses throughout this period. Node info contains all active nodes, no private, no hold or down systems are used in this count.

Original Fido Software - Victim of Y2K
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Narrative

Photo Album - Is That Really You?
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Narrative

Policy - Is It Working Today?
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Narrative

Rants & Raves - You Could Be Next
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Narrative

SOB (SysOps of Battle) Award - A Legend in Their Own Mind
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Narrative

Software Developers of FidoNet - They Do It One Byte at a Time
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Narrative

System Operators (SysOps) - They Practice Safe HEX
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Narrative

Terminology - What Does This Mean?
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Narrative

Tom Jennings - The Life & Times
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Narrative

Tradition - Preserve It at All Costs or Find Another Hobby
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Narrative

What Fidonet Means to Me - A SysOp's Perspective
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Narrative

Zone Maps with Links to Fido Related Internet Web Sites
  Zone Maps 1 - 6  
Zone Maps show each of the 6 zones broken down into its own individual geograhical areas showing FidoNet related links for the regions and nets of each zone.


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