Hello Dale!

** 05.04.19 - 01:17, Dale Shipp wrote to August Abolins:

Fidonet of the old is literally grounded on pcs in a fixed location.
No doubt, the "point" idea is the same - a fixed location.

Old and fixed -- I resemble that :-}}

<g>

Have you ever wondered "if only.." a certain aspect of what you are doing could be improved somehow?

Regards,
../|ug

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Fidonet of the old is literally grounded on pcs in a fixed location.
No doubt, the "point" idea is the same - a fixed location.

Just telling you that this point operates on an Android tablet which moves with me worldwide, and those that know me know that I do get around. Not a fixed location by any definition in the book.

Right now I'm on the Northsea on a sailyacht, enjoying my morning coffee and about to send this message from this point system via an Iridium capable phone acting as a hotspot linked to a satellite. Works great, someone else pays the Iridium bill.

Very mobile ... And the point system can also run from my phone without tablet.

Weren't you one of those harping about me rejecting change?

Ward
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In a post between "Ward Dossche : August Abolins", on 4/6/2019 2:50 AM

Fidonet of the old is literally grounded on pcs in a fixed location.
No doubt, the "point" idea is the same - a fixed location.

Just telling you that this point operates on an Android tablet which
moves with me worldwide, and those that know me know that I do get
around. Not a fixed location by any definition in the book.

Hello Ward! (er,Captain?)

I meant that the "concept" or idea of points and nodes was originally
based on the notion that our pcs have a consistent location. See the
nodelist. The numbering system is restricted by the geo-specific
location of a "system".

But now, a few years later we have "devices" that can move with us. My
reading system is a laptop (and was an iPod briefly). I've been
intrigued with the concept of operating a mini-linux on a thumbdrive
just for the purposes of fidonet.

Right now I'm on the Northsea on a sailyacht, enjoying..

Sounds like you are having a glorious time. Any icebergs?

Very mobile ... And the point system can also run from my phone without tablet.

Yes, yes... I am well aware of that and appreciate the mobile nature
that a source system can have.

Weren't you one of those harping about me rejecting change?

I believe that was someone else! lol That was regarding different matters. ;) I am sorry to hear that you perceived that as harping.

I am all *for* the notion of change, adaptation to new tech and
improvements.

Sail on!
.../|ug

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Just telling you that this point operates on an Android tablet which
moves with me worldwide, and those that know me know that I do get
around. Not a fixed location by any definition in the book.

Hey, I just nearly got hung from the highest tree by a know-it-all loudmouther for rejecting change as he saw the situation. 8-)

The issue I have with that is ...

The best compromise so far is to use QWK, and use a netbook for travelling.

I run a Samsung tablet with Aftershock under Android. Works really well.

Ward
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A voice-activated editor would be nice.

Progs to "type" while dictating have already been out for many years. You just have to buy them.

Do you have ancestors in the Netherlands ?

\%/@rd

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On 13 Jan 2021, Ward Dossche said the following...

Just telling you that this point operates on an Android tablet which
moves with me worldwide, and those that know me know that I do get
around. Not a fixed location by any definition in the book.

Hey, I just nearly got hung from the highest tree by a know-it-all loudmouther for rejecting change as he saw the situation. 8-)

The issue I have with that is ...

The best compromise so far is to use QWK, and use a netbook for

travelling.

I run a Samsung tablet with Aftershock under Android. Works really well.

Ward

I'm On a Motorola phone which I run HotdogEd for points, did run Aftershock
for a while as well, and Mystic BBS operating in a Termux shell. I'm still working on getting the inbound connections working while on the go, But I
still connect on the go.

I'm still trying to figure out a more user friendly way to make BBSing accessibile via mobile, like more/better native applications. But honestly, I'm in over my head already.

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