MNET VIRGIN USER (C) 8007022b 0p Introduction (What is FidoNet?) A BULLETIN BOARD (BB) is run on a home computer connected to a modem and telephone line, and allows callers to exchange messages and download files. Indeed, using a viewdata bulletin board is very like using Prestel, except that there's only one phone line! Viewdata bulletin boards aren't that common: most boards (indeed ALL the boards mentioned here) are what is known as SCROLLING boards. In other words, the information isn't displayed as pages, but rather line-by-line: as more information appears, so the text "scrolls" up the screen. More # 1 FidoNet list 3 Start 9 Index
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