[vharlow]

Was part of Fidonet, and loved it...before Windows, and before we had internet access. Thinking back, it was a great experience. We learned all about computers from 12 year olds, etc., and even had friends walk us through hardware repairs on the phone. It was a great resource! Yes, we could go back!

[sam_paine]

See Post 34.

[ml/nj]

I remind you that back in the BBS and Compuserve days we still had to rely on the NY Times and CBS for news. You might even still think that Obama was actually eligible to hold the office he does.

ML/NJ

[jazminerose]

I’m not a techie but I can’t ge my mind around how the govt could “shut down” the internet. Certainly the admin could control the ISPs based in the US but what about servers that are sitting in buildings overseas?

Dh thinks MS would be a big part of it, we already know Windows can hijack our computers at will.

But, I don’t get how physically the regime could actually gain control over something as huge & diffuse as the internet. China does it but their system was built under govt control from the start.

What am I not getting?