Hall of fame for eternity
It is of little consequence on the big scale of things, and many would say it is of no importance But they know not what you have done for me …
Month: December 2008
FrontDoor, on Wikipedia?
Why can’t some skilled writer do a Wikipedia write-up on FrontDoor? All I get there is an external link; Boo-Hoo! Mark? Colin? Anyone? 🙂
The JAM Message Base Format; part of my history.. :-)
“The JAM Message Base Format was the most popular file format for storing message bases on DOS-based BBSes in the 1990s. JAM stands for “Joaquim-Andrew-Mats” after the original authors of …
NiKom BBS for the Amiga
“Nikom is a BBS-program that uses modems (or telnet together with the appropriate software, such as telnet.device) to allow “boards” or “meeting rooms” where people can discuss different topics. You …
RemoteAccess BBS
RemoteAccess BBS-software and its last official website. RemoteAccess, or RA, as it was also called, was created by Andrew Milner and Phil Mackay in 1989. In its time, it was …
HP Surestore DLT1
A doorstop that was launched in November 2000 by HP. You could squeeze in a massive 80GB on one DLT1 tape at a rocketing speed of 6MB/s (best case). This …
Casio SF-8350 Digital Diary
The Casio SF-8350 Digital Diary is an “all-in-one” gadget from 1993. A whopping 64 Kb of RAM and double batteries (so that one could be replaced without losing data). Functions …
Statistics Sweden: Can someone turn on the light?
“Statistics Sweden is a central government authority for official statistics and other government statistics and in this capacity also has the responsibility for coordinating and supporting the Swedish system for …