/tags/dialup/ Recent bookmarks tagged #dialup Mon, 02 Nov 2026 08:24:53 +0000 https://lilysthings.org/blog/discord-dialup/ Hello and welcome back to The Cool Blog. For once I’m finally doing something other than operating systems and instead and back to doing something that shouldn’t be done. Dial-up over Discord.<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #dialup #discord #modems #retro</p> Sat, 21 Dec 2024 04:36:51 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:29739 dialup discord modems retro http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/1789 "In its most fundamental form, the BBS was simply a computer connected via a modem to a phone line. On the computer was software that, when it detected that someone was calling the modem, would pick up, connect, and then provide the calling person with a menu. From this menu you could post and read messages from other users, send or receive files, or play games. What happened to BBSes, especially as it looked like they’d be around in some form forever, was multi-threaded connection to the Internet, especially Trumpet Winsock, a program that allowed PPP (Point to Point Protocol) on Windows systems."<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #bbs #dialup #internet #oldschool #retro</p> Thu, 12 Feb 2009 02:05:00 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:12006 bbs dialup internet oldschool retro http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/161 "These few remaining dial-up BBSes understandably receive very few calls these days, so they tend to feel a little eerie and lonely, like digital ghost towns."<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #bbs #dialup #modems #oldschool #tradewars</p> Fri, 01 Sep 2006 04:11:50 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:7702 bbs dialup modems oldschool tradewars