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De - Pt| English Dictionary: FidoNet | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for FidoNet | |
| From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
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FidoNet n. A worldwide hobbyist network of personal computers which exchanges mail, discussion groups, and files. Founded in 1984 and originally consisting only of IBM PCs and compatibles, FidoNet now includes such diverse machines as Apple ][s, Ataris, Amigas, and Unix systems. For years FidoNet actually grew faster than Usenet, but the advent of cheap Internet access probably means its days are numbered. In early 1999 Fidonet has approximately 30,000 nodes, down from 38K in 1996. | |
| From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
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FidoNet A worldwide hobbyist network of personal computers which exchanges {e-mail}, discussion groups, and files. Founded in 1984 and originally consisting only of {IBM PC}s and compatibles, FidoNet now includes such diverse machines as {Apple II}s, {Atari}s, {Amiga}s, and {Unix} systems. Though it is much younger than {Usenet}, FidoNet is already (in early 1991) a significant fraction of {Usenet}'s size at some 8000 systems. [{Jargon File}] | |
