La Cueva BBS in Mexico in 1993 (session replay)
A nostalgic look back at the early days of BBS culture in 1993 Mexico, focusing on the technical challenges of building a homebrew terminal. The author details the hardware and software protocols used to connect to early networks before the internet became mainstream.
Why it matters
Provides historical context on the evolution of digital communication and the DIY spirit that defined early computing.
My main computer in 1993 was a Zilog Z280-based homebrew computer with 512 KB of RAM. It had a VGA card for display, a 3 1/2" floppy disk drive, and connectors for serial ports, and printer port.
I got a discarded Hayes modem with the amazing speed of 2400 bauds. For some reason it didn't had the top of the case, it was a bulky black long box. But it was easy to interface, and I used a lot of time to write a serial terminal program.
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