Move over, Discord.
We're going back to NetMeeting.
/s
Another great look back by The Serial Port:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhay6VryyvE
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A story of how @bagder cURL started as a component of an IRC bot in the 1990s. (18 min)
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@bagder/116153056914895130
#TheSerialPort YouTube channel is on a roll!
Last month they published a high-quality documentary about the origins of internet telephony (the og "IPhone"), featuring original interviews with the people directly involved.
Just 3 weeks later, they're following up with #curl, featuring @bagder .
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Another awesome vid from #TheSerialPort
"Discovering the ORIGINAL IPhone from 1995"
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This time, The Serial Port tackles the history of VLANs.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Lq1zpdbOmXY
#retrocomputing #retronetworking #computerhistory #theserialport
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I wish I could've been in the network space sometime 1990-2010. What a neat time.
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The glorious sound of a dozen modems all dialing at once... Love you #TheSerialPort!
#PhoneLab
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#GeekAlert!🥹 If you have experienced the internet in the 90s, take a look at this mini series about retro/modem ISP and #Internet from #TheSerialPort - with actual hardware tested, interviews with people that made some of the things you now take for granted…🥰
A little nugget of knowledge and history gold.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7qsY2QIYd8PLW1zXVcNFVA_oBqj5hwxy
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Imagine working for that company or using that gear through the ages. what a neat time. #TheSerialPort #Alteon
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The Twisted History of Ethernet on Twisted Pair Wiring https://hackaday.com/2024/12/30/the-twisted-history-of-ethernet-on-twisted-pair-wiring/ #theserialport #NetworkHacks #10base-t #ethernet #History #10base2 #5base2 #3com
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The Twisted History of Ethernet on Twisted Pair Wiring - We all take Ethernet and its ubiquitous RJ-45 connector for granted these days. Bu... - https://hackaday.com/2024/12/30/the-twisted-history-of-ethernet-on-twisted-pair-wiring/ #theserialport #networkhacks #10base-t #ethernet #history #10base2 #5base2 #3com
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Spoiler Alert: The break-up of AT&T in the early 80's directly lead to the development of UTP. I did NOT know that when I woke up this morning!
#retrocomputing #til #todayilearned #retronetworking #theserialport #clabretro
TWISTED: The dramatic history of twisted-pair Ethernet https://youtube.com/watch?v=f8PP5IHsL8Y
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Sometimes being a millennial sucks. I with I was born earlier so I could have gotten into networking when it was really interesting. https://youtu.be/GQ0KTtMQ_8s?si=WI-vc9QeIUt2sBcX #theserialport #retronetworking
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More awesome content from #TheSerialPort
#retrocomputing #dialup #bbs #os2warp #renegadebbs #os2
Setting up a retro multi-node BBS on OS/2 Warp https://youtube.com/watch?v=qrG2MUNneHc
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The Serial Port team resurrect the once extinct FTP indexing and search tool Archie. This was an interesting journey, to be sure.
#retrocomputing #internethistory #computerhistory #internet #theserialport
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„THE UNTOLD STORY: How the PIX Firewall and NAT Saved the Internet“ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLrfqtf4txw /via #theserialport