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.
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SignificanceBy the mid-1990s almost 40,000 systems were in operation, reaching millions of users worldwide 2 Connections
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Source Wikipedia: FidoNet
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1. Wikidata: FidoNet
- Wikidata Q729805, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata Q729805 P571 (inception)
View the Source2. Wikipedia: FidoNet
History, Tom Jennings' account
Jennings released the first version of the FidoNet software in June 1984.
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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.
In Field: Computer Networking, Lead sentence
FidoNet is a worldwide computer network that is used for communication between bulletin board systems (BBSes).
View the SourceWikipedia, Bulletin Board System (source)
In Group: Early Store-and-Forward Dial-Up Networks, FidoNet developed as a store and forward networkView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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