DR> Yes, indeed. And many have departed before their time, too. I think I DR> predate your entry to the nodelist. I think I joined sometime in 1987.
DR> Is there anyone here who has been in Fidonet longer ago than that?
I have been involved with Fido net since Hccnet later 500 net was started. I was offered a node that later became 2:500/20, but that did not fit with my day job at the time.
There was talk about an exhange with a Brittisch college, so I did not accept having an node at my home.
The node went to Frank Bieri and I did remote maintenance. At some time I also maintained 2:500/33 remotely.
The exchange did not happen and I did remote maintenance to the node. Frank was better at chatting with users.
At some time I also maintained 2:500/33 remotely. I was asked to run node 2:500/3 and entered the nodelist on March 30 1990.
Net 500 was sponsored by the HCC, (Holland Computer Club). When net 500 was dissolved, I ran my own node 2:280/5003.
I went back to Fidones Volume 2 Number 44.
It gives TJ's story about about opening HCC/FidoNet early December 1985.
At the event described by TJ, I had duty at an information desk promoting Fidonet BBS's as a new way of communications between HCC members and users around the world.
In 1985 Fidonet was still 2 dimensional and the Nodelist had a different format. Euro nodes had netnumbers in a USA eastcoast region.
Anyhow, next year March, it will be 35 years, that a computer is buzzing 24/7 in my house. Next summer I will have been involved with Fidonet for 40 years.
Kees
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