Tiger Jerusalem@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 11 months agoWhat’s Usenet and how can I access it with modern hardware (phones/laptops)?message-squaremessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up1134arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1133arrow-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 · 11 months agomessage-square48fedilinkfile-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-up9·11 months 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-up5·11 months agoOmg “a 1983 American techno-thriller film”… sounds awesome B-)
minus-squaresangriaferret@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·11 months 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.