Tiger Jerusalem@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 year agoWhat’s Usenet and how can I access it with modern hardware (phones/laptops)?message-squaremessage-square57fedilinkarrow-up1140arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1138arrow-down1message-squareWhat’s Usenet and how can I access it with modern hardware (phones/laptops)?Tiger Jerusalem@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square57fedilinkfile-text
Pretty much the question. I heard about Usenet a while back but never managed to wrap my head around it.
minus-squareAngryCommieKender@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 year agoWatch Wargames. The main character uses the Ethernet somewhat realistically compared to more modern “depictions” of “hackers,” and has to use an absolutely ancient modem to connect to the network.
minus-squarebartolomeo@suppo.filinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoOmg “a 1983 American techno-thriller film”… sounds awesome B-)
minus-squaresangriaferret@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoAnd probably more relevant today than it was back then.
Watch Wargames. The main character uses the Ethernet somewhat realistically compared to more modern “depictions” of “hackers,” and has to use an absolutely ancient modem to connect to the network.
Omg “a 1983 American techno-thriller film”… sounds awesome B-)
And probably more relevant today than it was back then.