WD> I don't think you understand how, in the grand scheme of WD> Fidonet-things, irrelevant Planet Connect was.
Again, that blanket of a statement does not hold light to those who lived in the dead-zones of the US. We may be a mighty mouth as a country, but, we have places that it takes a week to get postal mail, that cell phones do not work, the Internet solution is still 2400bps or a Satellite service with Dial-up uplink. Planet Connect helped those places interact with a much larger scan than what they were used to. Hell, I lived outside of a big city, and where I was - 3 of us shared the phone bill to pull the echos amongst ourselves. So, for us to get 1000+ Echos, UPI and API News, FishNet (we liked) and other networks for a small monthly fee - it was a blessing. I know most of the world looks at the US as the toy-land we try to think of ourselves as... but, the fact is - alot of the US is still 5 to 10 years behind a modern city. Hell, when I moved to Richmond in 2012 after living in Philadelphia for over a decade, I felt like I went back to 1990. I leave here in 6 months - and I am excited beyond belief - I will be moving to an area where I can hit Atlanta in 2 and 1/2 hours - and I can get my technology fix! Yet, the city I am moving to only has 1 provider capable of "DSL" speed. OMG! I am a spoiled 10gbps junkie! Gotta stream them videos! ;-) BUFFERING will be added to my grammar soon...yikes!
Ozz
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