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It covers the technologies used to access such networks, both on the infrastructure (BBS) side, as well as on the user/client side. \n\nAt the same time, the talk is a bit of a personal journey from \n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eaccessing dial-up BBSs using accoustinc coupler and modem\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ebecoming CoSysop of a BBS and learning about how to operatie BBSs\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ebeing a Node/Point in message based communications networks like Z-Netz and FIDO\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eusing UUCP to participate in Internet mail/news (Usenet)\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eworking in the technical team of Kommunikationsnetz Franken e.V. to set up a community-based ISP with modem and ISDN dial-up banks, satellite based Usenet feeds, analog leased lines ISDN-SPV.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehelping getting Germany's alleged first Internet Cafe (we then called it an Online Bistro) 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