It is hard today to grasp what Fidonet really was. But for me and many others it was such a life changing thing.
Do you know of any good articles, books or blog post written for outsiders to read?
Do you know of any good articles, books or blog post written for outsiders to read?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBS:_The_Documentary has an episode entirely on Fidonet (creative commons, freely available online)
Memories of being amazed to see messages from all around the world arriving to my hometown's local BBS, merely days after they were posted.