Moar FidoNet memories
Posted by jpluimers on 2026/03/27
| Below is a dump of links about FidoNet links with a few remarks so I won’t forget as it was 25+ years ago that I stopped hosting the FidoNet node that had been on-line for almost 10 years (I was a FidoNet point for a few years before that).
See also my other FidoNet posts. |
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Inspiration
Jilles inspired me jotting this down with these tweets:
- [Wayback/Archive] Jilles Groenendijk on Twitter: “Remember Fossil drivers?”
[Wayback/Archive] BBSing.com, BBS Fossil Driver
NetFoss allows DOS based BBS programs to be used
over a Telnet connection or a COM port under Windows.NetFoss will work with any DOS based software that is
`FOSSIL aware’, such as BBS programs, BBS doors,
and terminals). It can also be used with native Win32 BBS programs, to allow DOS based doors to be run via Telnet.Designed for Windows 2003/XP/2000/NT4 workstations
and servers. Supports up to 65000 nodes. Written entirly
in Assembly language for maximum speed, using MASM32.Very small in size.. under 12k per node! Allows DOS
applications designed only for COM1-COM4 to run on
any node.- [Wayback/Archive] Rob Verseijden on Twitter: “@jilles_com Oh yes! And software like Frodo (Frontdoor), tossers, and stacker! :) I used MBM to read Fido (style) messages, some friends used GoldED for that same purpose. I made a little signature&tagline generator that could be used with both. :) :)”
- [Wayback/Archive] Joaquim Homrighausen on Twitter: “@jilles_com Of course we do 😁”
- [Wayback/Archive] Jilles Groenendijk on Twitter: “@joho68 LOL – I personally started dialing in with a 300 baud OptoCoupler. And started my own BBS with a 2400baud Tornado modem. Software used on my 80286 with 223MB ESDI harddisk; QEMM, DESQVIEW, QuickBBS, RemoteAccess, D’Bridge, FastEcho and even FrontDoor ;-) #memorylane”
- [Wayback/Archive] Jan Terpstra (Blue Cipher) on Twitter: “@jilles_com Sure. I wrote ZSX, a file xfer module that used x00 for async comms.”
- [Wayback/Archive] Jilles Groenendijk on Twitter: “Beginning of the ’90 I was recruited to host my own BBS in PCC-NET For region South Holland 2:512/9 I used D’Bridge & QuickBBS / RemoteAccess on a 80286 with QEMM and used US Robotics modems.”
Memorable people that have passed away
- Max Keizer (sysop of NEABBS the very first Dutch BBS even before FidoNet) passed away somewhere between 1999 and 2010 according to various sources:
- [Archive] Commodore Dossier 1-17 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive (1995: Max Keizer ran NEABBS before FidoNet started)
- [Wayback/Archive] 1978: Het eerste bulletin board system ter wereld: CBBS — Hart Amsterdammuseum (Max Keizer was still alive in 1996)
- [Wayback/Archive] The Fidonet :: Nodelist Search Form FIDO-HISTORY PROJECT (NLARCHIVE2) (Max was Hub, Host until at least 1998-11-06)
- [Wayback/A] leeft max keizer eigenlijk nog? (Max died before 2003)
May 6, 2003, 5:02:22 p.m
“Frank Gillebaard” wrote in messagenews:3eb6bf3f$0$49113$e4fe…@news.xs4all.nl…
> leeft max keizer eigenlijk nog?
Nee, die is dood. Al ‘n hele tijd trouwens, helaas.
- [Wayback/Archive] Sinds wanneer gebruik jij het internet? – Security.NL (Max Keizer died before 2006)
18-07-2008, 21:53 door Nomen Nescio
…
Max Keizer is al een paar jaar dood
- [Wayback/Archive] Tante Pos, kom terug! – COMPUTER CREATIEF (Max died after 2009)
WAMMES WITKOP (inmiddels ook overleden)
…
Girotel was een kwestie van inbellen met het modem en datzelfde modem werd gebruikt om met NEABBS te communiceren, een acroniem dat stond voor Nederlands Eerste Algemene Bulletin Board System. Jawel, vanaf huis gerund door Max Keizer, ook alweer bijna tien jaar dood.
- Jan Vermeulen (sysop of The Poor Man’s Workstation and long time Treasurer DFF) passed away in 2022:
- [Wayback/Archive] MC’68 – Motorclub voor de Zaanstreek en omgeving: Rouwkaar Jan Vermeulen (via [Wayback/Archive] MC’68 – Motorclub voor de Zaanstreek en omgeving)
- [Wayback/Archive] Jeroen Wiert Pluimers @wiert@mastodon.social on Twitter: “@jilles_com @59B @syljil Oef, ik zie dat Jan Vermeulen ook niet meer is:
mc68.nl/fotoboek/43/overlijden-jan-vermeulen.htmlZouden Michiel van der Vlist, Joop Mellaart en Frans Hagelaars nog leven?”
[Wayback/Archive] MC’68 – Motorclub voor de Zaanstreek en omgeving: Overlijden Jan Vermeulen
- Rene Vreeman and Rinus Dekker passed away as per [Wayback/Archive] Jilles Groenendijk on Twitter: “@59B @syljil Aantal mensen uit deze lijst zijn veel te vroeg gestorven”
Jan Terpstra and Jilles were still alive and kicking when writing this in 2023, though Space Karen has limited Jilles’ (then payed) Twitter account. Some of his (now deleted) Tweets on Fidonet (from what the above is a quote) and related Tweets from Jan and me:
- [Wayback/Archive] Jilles Groenendijk @jilles_com on Twitter “I was recruited by Joop Mellaart to start 2:512/9 /cc @syljil” “een Sysop is oom maar een mens”
- [Wayback/Archive] Jan Terpstra5️⃣9️⃣🅱️ (Blue Cipher) on Twitter: “@jilles_com @syljil I was 2:512/10.0 😉”
- [Wayback/Archive] Jan Terpstra5️⃣9️⃣🅱️ (Blue Cipher) on X: “@jilles_com @syljil Bamestra RBBS. Home of AntiVirus.”
- [Wayback/Archive] Jilles Groenendijk on Twitter: “@59B @syljil”
- [Wayback/Archive] Jilles Groenendijk on Twitter: “@59B @syljil Aantal mensen uit deze lijst zijn veel te vroeg gestorven“
- [Wayback/Archive] Jeroen Wiert Pluimers @wiert@mastodon.social on Twitter: “@jilles_com @59B @syljil 😢 Ik heb net een lijst gemaakt van FidoNet mensen waarvan ik weet dat ze op Twitter zitten/zaten. Misschien leuk een keer een tweet-up te organiseren voordat het te laat is (niet alleen vanwege mijn eigen gezondheid)?”
- [Wayback/Archive] Jilles Groenendijk on Twitter: “@jpluimers @59B @syljil Wat leuk. En jammer.”
- [Wayback/Archive] Jeroen Wiert Pluimers @wiert@mastodon.social on Twitter: “@jilles_com @59B @syljil Qua eigen gezondheid is het nu stabiel maar de kans dat ik oud wordt is klein, dus dan maar de kans aangrijpen om met periodes en mensen die vormend voor waren nog een keer iets mee te doen.”
- [Wayback/Archive] Jeroen Wiert Pluimers @wiert@mastodon.social on Twitter: “@jilles_com @59B @syljil Oef, ik zie dat Jan Vermeulen ook niet meer is: … Zouden Michiel van der Vlist, Joop Mellaart en Frans Hagelaars nog leven?”
- [Wayback/Archive] Jeroen Wiert Pluimers @wiert@mastodon.social on Twitter: “@59B @jilles_com @syljil Wat leuk dat je er ook nog steeds bent! Nog steeds Beemster?”
- [Wayback/Archive] Jan Terpstra5️⃣9️⃣🅱️ (Blue Cipher) on Twitter: “@jilles_com @syljil I was 2:512/10.0 😉”
People I’m still looking for
- [Wayback/Archive] Gerard van der Land (GEcho) – lived in Barneveld.
- [Wayback/Archive] Erick van Emmerik (Korsakov; FileMGR development) – which used to host [Wayback/Archive] Korsakov [home], lived in Gouda and Utrecht.
- [Wayback/Archive] Ron Huiskes (Interface; RemoteAccess licensing) – lived in Rijswijk, then in Voorburg.
- [Wayback/Archive] Henk Wevers (HCC net)
- [Wayback/Archive] Tjipke de Vries (Dataserver)
- [Wayback/Archive] Bonno Bloksma (No BBS, but treasurer of the DCN)
- [Wayback/Archive] Nico Bartels (The Park/BBS op Zolder)
- [Wayback/Archive] Joop Stokvis (BBS Waterland)
- 1993: [Wayback/Archive] UUCP map for u.nld.4
- 1994: [Wayback/Archive] http://annex.retroarchive.org/cdrom/pier-05/009/ASPBBS45/BBSLBL.TXT
- 1995: [Wayback/Archive] W-Link Purmerend brengt pc-gebruikers in Waterland goedkoper op InternetOp de foto: Het zenuwcentrum van W-Link. Van links naar rechts Harry Dijkstra (Cybercomm), Joop Stokvis (BBS Waterland), Roelof Dijkstra en Kees Koehoorn (beiden Cybercomm).
- 1995: [Wayback/Archive] WAT003006711 W-Link Purmerend brengt pc-gebruikers in Waterland goe… (Waterlands Archief, Geheugen van Regio Waterland) – Waterlands Archief
- 1998: [Wayback/Archive] nl-FAQ: bijlage: lijst van Internetaanbieders in Nederland
- Hopefully this is the same Joop Stokvis (via [Wayback/Archive] “Joop Stokvis” “Purmerend” – Google Search / [Wayback/Archive] “waterland” “bbs” – Google Search):
- [Wayback/Archive] Piet Ebbes (TotaalNet)
- [Wayback/Archive] Zikko Stienstra (Lunatic Asylum)
- [Wayback/Archive] Peter Looyenga (Lonely Nights)
- [Wayback/Archive] Richard Meintjens (Aargh! BBS)
- [Wayback/Archive] Peter van Elk (Twilight Zone)
partially via
The list
- [Wayback/Archive] @jpluimers/FidoNet / Twitter (my Twitter list of FidoNet users I know from the past)
- FidoNet – Wikipedia (English)
- FidoNet – Wikipedia (German)
- FidoNet – Wikipedia (Dutch)
- Bulletin board system – Wikipedia (Dutch)
- [Wayback/Archive] Emu Console Exploit News: Fidonet and BBSes back in business for Egypt! :). (2011)
- 16550 UART – Wikipedia
- USRobotics – Wikipedia
- FOSSIL – Wikipedia
- List of BBS software – Wikipedia
- FastEcho – Wikipedia
- GoldED – Wikipedia
- FrontDoor – Wikipedia
- [Wayback/Archive] NetFoss FOSSIL Driver for Windows 32/64
A Freeware Telnet FOSSIL driver for Windows
NetFoss allows DOS based BBS software to work over a Telnet or Serial port connection under 32-bit editions of Windows (including Windows 10), as well 64-bit editions augmented with NTVDMx64 (using NF64).
NetFoss will work with any DOS BBS software that is FOSSIL aware, such as BBS software, BBS doors, Doorway and DOS BBS serial/modem communication terminals. NetFoss can also be used with native Windows BBS programs (32-bit and 64-bit) , to allow DOS based doors to work over Telnet.
- [Wayback/Archive] BBSing.com,… All about Bulletin Board Systems
- [Wayback/Archive] https://www.fidonet.org/inet92_Randy_Bush.txt
- [Wayback/Archive] FidoNet
- [Wayback/Archive] http://www.fidonet.org/policy4.txt (unchanged from 1989!)
- [Wayback/Archive] FidoNet nodelist – Just Solve the File Format Problem
- [Wayback/Archive] The Original FidoNet Nodelist Archives
- Note that [Wayback/Archive] sFTP Client – Chrome Web Store could not download anything from their FTP site ftp://rcat.com/fido_public/nodelists
- NodeList archives:
- [Wayback/Archive] The Fidonet’s :: NodeList/Pointlist(s)/Fidonews Archive
- [Wayback/Archive] The Fidonet :: Nodelist Search Form FIDO-HISTORY PROJECT (NLARCHIVE2) a with documentation at [Wayback/Archive] The Fidonet :: Fido-History-Project 3rd Generation.
- [Wayback/Archive] Nodelist history search
For my own FidoNet node presence, see further below.
- Echomail distribution is not hierarchical any more: [Wayback/Archive] http://www.vlist.eu/downloads/fidonews/nads.txt
Backbone / \ / \ / \ Hub Hub / \ / \ / \ / \ node node node node Another one is dupe prevention by seen-by. A----------B | * * | | * * | | * * | | * * | C----------D - [Wayback/Archive] Mithgol has a ton of FidoNet related repositories mostly based on node.js which you can find through [Wayback/Archive] Mithgol (Mithgol) / Repositories: fidonet. Some are:
- Two nice bits of history:
- [Wayback /Archive] https://cdn.preterhuman.net/texts/underground/virus/cnws2005.vir
The V.I.R.U.S./Virus Doctor BBS List
Most of these were FidoNet nodes including these Dutch ones:
+31-10-4795892 [MPwrHQ] 1st European #Cc.MisTeam VIRINF (2:512/1007.2) +31-10-4795892 Sae[Dv]Remote, E Cleton, Rotterdam PC VIR VNT <EOL> +31-10-4862184 Maasstad BBS VNT (9:310/300) +31-15-626535 RedBox! VIRNET (9:310/15) (2:281/618) +31-1621-17804 The Fly BBS, Nederland VIRINF (2:285/213) +31-1899-19989 Albert Louw, Holland VNT (9:310/1) (2:285/521) +31-20-6391620 BULLET VNT (9:314/206) +31-20-6962860 PCN, Amsterdam NL (2:280/415) +31-2159-36349 Dirk-Jan's BBS, Bussum NL (2:500/289) +31-23-316333 HCC Kennemerland, Haarlem NL (2:500/45) +31-2998-3603 Bamestra RBBS, Beemster NL (2:512/10) +31-30-440955 FLASH BBS, Utrecht NL VIR (2:512/43) +31-3200-48835 Virus Rescue BBS, Lelystad NL (2:282/401) +31-3402-41167 Bitbull BBS, Nieuwegein NL (2:512/153) +31-3408-70908 BBS IJsselstein VIRINF (2:512/142) +31-45-275101 HCC Olivetti GG Heerlen, Brunssum (2:500/120) +31-4927-65271 Googol Board VNT (9:313/0) +31-4998-97759 Def Board Multi Line Palace Best NL (2:284/202) +31-53-303902 KIM Gebruikersclub Nederland (KGN) - /328506 (2:512/32) +31-53-310897 UtilSoft BBS VIRINF (2:283/326) +31-53-328506 KIM Gebruikersclub Nederland (KGN) - /303902 (2:512/32) +31-53-770281 Big Hole, Enschede NL (2:283/303) +31-53-773628 Big Hole, Enschede NL (2:283/303) +31-55-431332 Discovery BBS, Apeldoorn NL (2:500/249) +31-58-670887 Coosjer-BBS, Leeuwarden NL (9:314/13) +31-58-675911 The Experience, Leeuwarden NL VIR (2:282/360) +31-5976-2020 Odin Never On Line, Blijham NL VIRINF (2:512/58.3) +31-70-3898822 Support BBS for PC Vaccine Professional +31-70-3898822 Infodesk, F Hagelaars, The Hague NL VIRINF VIR (2:512/2) +31-70-3898822 Infodesk, Frans Hagelaars, The Hague NL (2:2801/1007) +31-73-569797 The Gauntlet (2:512/37) +31-77-870559 De Werkplaats, Venlo NL (2:500/255) +31-78-176468 Da Vinci, Dordrecht NL (2:285/308) +31-8389-15331 BBS Bennekom VIR (2:283/203.0) +31-85-212395 Thunderbyte Help, Arnhem NL (2:280/200)
- I wasn’t aware that NEABBS was also available as WhiteLabel. There is a very good article about this at [Wayback] www.tekstotaal.com/ftp/christoph_bouthillier_ngtv_vzv_artikelen.docx.
- [Wayback/Archive] 1. Wat is datacommunicatie?
My own FidoNet presence (almost 10 years)
I stopped after almost 10 years as Novell NetWare 3.11 was not Y2K proof and I did not have time and energy to upgrade everything as during that era my better half moved in, her mom had cancer and then my better half got cancer too.
- [Wayback/Archive] FOTIs Fidonet Nodelist/Nodediff Archive Page.
- [Wayback/Archive] http://www.textfiles.com/fidonet-on-the-internet/n1992/nodelist.003
;A FidoNet Nodelist for Friday, January 3, 1992 -- Day number 003 : 64905 ...
,521,The_White_House,Sassenheim_NL,Jeroen_Pluimers,31-2522-20050,9600,HST,V32,XA,MNP,V42,MO,CM ...
- [Wayback/Archive] http://www.textfiles.com/fidonet-on-the-internet/n1993/nodelist.001
;A FidoNet Nodelist for Friday, January 1, 1993 -- Day number 001 : 18468 ...
Hub,2,Hub_Noord,Sassenheim_NL,Jeroen_Pluimers,31-2522-20050,9600,HST,V32,XA,V42B,CM ...
,256,The_White_House,Sassenheim_NL,Jeroen_Pluimers,31-2522-20050,9600,HST,V32,XA,V42B,CM ...
- [Wayback/Archive] http://www.textfiles.com/fidonet-on-the-internet/n1996/nodelist.005
;A FidoNet Nodelist for Friday, January 5, 1996 -- Day number 005 : 27142 ...
Hub,2,ElCom_Holland_Capital,Badhoevedorp,Jeroen_Pluimers,31-20-6599263,9600,H14,XA,CM,V32b,V42b ...
,206,The_Delphi_BBS,Badhoevedorp,Jeroen_Pluimers,31-20-6599263,9600,H14,XA,CM,V32b,V42b ...
- [Wayback/Archive] http://www.textfiles.com/fidonet-on-the-internet/n1998/nodelist.002 (moved from analog to ISDN)
;A FidoNet Nodelist for Friday, January 2, 1998 -- Day number 002 : 33007 ...
Hub,2,ElCom_Holland_Capital,Badhoevedorp,Jeroen_Pluimers,31-20-4492080,9600,H16,XA,CM,V32T,V34,VFC ...
,206,The_Delphi_BBS,Badhoevedorp,Jeroen_Pluimers,31-20-4492080,9600,H16,XA,CM,V32T,V34,VFC
- [Wayback/Archive] http://www.textfiles.com/fidonet-on-the-internet/n1998/nodelist.359 (after moving to Amsterdam)
;A FidoNet Nodelist for Friday, December 25, 1998 -- Day number 359 : 62333 ...
Hub,2,ElCom_Holland_Capital,Badhoevedorp,Jeroen_Pluimers,31-20-6108412,9600,H16,XA,CM,V32T,V34,VFC ...
,206,The_Delphi_BBS,Badhoevedorp,Jeroen_Pluimers,31-20-6108412,9600,H16,XA,CM,V32T,V34,VFC ...
- [Wayback/Archive] http://www.textfiles.com/fidonet-on-the-internet/n2000/nodelist.007 (Jan Vermeulen took over from Max Keizer, both now have passed away, see much furhter above)
;A FidoNet Nodelist for Friday, January 07, 2000 -- Day number 007 : 07090 ...
Hub,2,Netherlands_Hub_02,Badhoevedorp,Jeroen_Pluimers,31-20-6108412,9600,H16,XA,CM,V32T,V34,VFC ...
,206,The_Delphi_BBS,Badhoevedorp,Jeroen_Pluimers,31-20-6108412,9600,H16,XA,CM,V32T,V34,VFC ...
- [Wayback/Archive] http://www.textfiles.com/fidonet-on-the-internet/n1992/nodelist.003
- [Wayback/Archive] Nodelist history search: pluimers
2:281/521 Jeroen Pluimers from Sassenheim NL 1991.03.08 – 1993.01.22 2:281/256 Jeroen Pluimers from Sassenheim NL 1992.08.07 – 1995.08.11 2:281/2 Jeroen Pluimers from Sassenheim NL 1993.01.01 – 1995.05.19 2:280/206 Jeroen Pluimers from Badhoevedorp 1995.05.26 – 2000.02.18 2:280/2 Jeroen Pluimers from Badhoevedorp 1995.10.06 – 2000.02.18 Although the last bit should be split as I moved to Amsterdam in April 1998.
- [Wayback/Archive] The Fidonet :: Nodelist Search Form FIDO-HISTORY PROJECT (NLARCHIVE2): pluimers
1st Date Keyword AKA Uplink Systemname Location Sysop Phone Baud Flags 1991-03-08 Node 2:281/521.0 2:281/515 The White House Sassenheim Holland Jeroen Pluimers 31-2522-20050 9600 HST,V21,V22,V32,MNP,#02 1991-05-24 Node 2:281/521.0 2:281/515 The White House Sassenheim Holland Jeroen Pluimers 31-2522-20050 9600 HST,V21,V22,V32,XX,MNP,CM,V42,MO 1991-06-21 Node 2:281/521.0 2:281/515 The White House Sassenheim NL Jeroen Pluimers 31-2522-20050 9600 HST,V21,V22,V32,XX,MNP,CM,V42,MO 1991-07-05 Node 2:281/521.0 2:281/5 The White House Sassenheim NL Jeroen Pluimers 31-2522-20050 9600 HST,V21,V22,V32,XX,MNP,CM,V42,MO 1991-09-13 Node 2:281/521.0 2:281/5 The White House Sassenheim NL Jeroen Pluimers 31-2522-20050 9600 HST,V21,V22,V32,XA,MNP,CM,V42,MO 1991-10-04 Node 2:281/521.0 2:281/5 The White House Sassenheim NL Jeroen Pluimers 31-2522-20050 9600 HST,V21,V22,V32,XA,MNP,V42,MO 1991-11-08 Node 2:281/521.0 2:281/5 The White House Sassenheim NL Jeroen Pluimers 31-2522-20050 9600 HST,V21,V22,V32,XA,MNP,V42,MO,CM 1991-11-15 Node 2:281/521.0 2:281/5 The White House Sassenheim NL Jeroen Pluimers 31-2522-20050 9600 HST,V32,XA,MNP,V42,MO,CM 1992-02-14 Node 2:281/521.0 2:281/5 The White House Sassenheim NL Jeroen Pluimers 31-2522-20050 9600 HST,V32,XA,MNP,V42,CM 1992-03-27 Node 2:281/521.0 2:281/5 The White House Sassenheim NL Jeroen Pluimers 31-2522-20050 9600 HST,V32,XA,V42B,CM 1992-07-17 Node 2:281/521.0 2:281/2 The White House Sassenheim NL Jeroen Pluimers 31-2522-20050 9600 HST,V32,XA,V42B,CM 1992-08-07 Node 2:281/256.0 2:281/2 The White House Sassenheim NL Jeroen Pluimers 31-2522-20050 9600 HST,V32,XA,V42B,CM 1992-08-07 Node 2:281/521.0 2:281/5 Nodenr Change Sassenheim NL Jeroen Pluimers 31-2522-20050 9600 HST,V32,XA,V42B,CM 1992-12-04 Node 2:281/521.0 2:281/5 Nodenr Change Sassenheim NL Jeroen Pluimers 31-2522-20050 9600 HST,V32,XA,V42B,CM 1993-01-01 Hub 2:281/2.0 2:281/2 Hub Noord Sassenheim NL Jeroen Pluimers 31-2522-20050 9600 HST,V32,XA,V42B,CM 1993-08-20 Node 2:281/256.0 2:281/2 The White House Sassenheim NL Jeroen Pluimers 31-2522-20050 9600 HST,V32B,XA,V42B,CM 1993-08-27 Hub 2:281/2.0 2:281/2 Hub Noord Sassenheim NL Jeroen Pluimers 31-2522-20050 9600 HST,V32B,XA,V42B,CM 1995-04-07 Hub 2:281/2.0 2:281/2 ElCom Hub Noord Sassenheim NL Jeroen Pluimers 31-2522-20050 9600 HST,V32B,XA,V42B,CM 1995-05-05 Hub 2:281/2.0 2:281/2 ElCom Hub Noord Sassenheim NL Jeroen Pluimers 31-2522-20050 9600 H14,V32B,XA,V42B,CM 1995-05-05 Node 2:281/256.0 2:281/2 The White House Sassenheim NL Jeroen Pluimers 31-2522-20050 9600 H14,V32B,XA,V42B,CM 1995-05-26 Node 2:280/206.0 2:280/2 The Delphi BBS Badhoevedorp Jeroen Pluimers 31-20-6599263 9600 XA,CM,V32,V42b,VFC 1995-06-02 Node 2:281/256.0 2:281/2 The White House Sassenheim NL Jeroen Pluimers 31-20-6599263 9600 H14,V32B,XA,V42B,CM 1995-06-09 Node 2:280/206.0 2:280/2 The Delphi BBS Badhoevedorp Jeroen Pluimers 31-20-6599263 9600 H14,XA,CM,V32b,V42b 1995-07-14 Node 2:281/256.0 2:281/2 The White House Sassenheim NL Jeroen Pluimers 31-20-6599263 9600 H14,V32B,XA,V42B,CM 1995-08-11 Node 2:281/256.0 2:281/2 Changed to 2:280/206 Sassenheim NL Jeroen Pluimers 31-20-6599263 9600 H14,V32B,XA,V42B,CM 1995-10-06 Hub 2:280/2.0 2:280/2 ElCom Holland Capital Badhoevedorp Jeroen Pluimers 31-20-6599263 9600 H14,XA,CM,V32b,V42b 1996-03-01 Node 2:280/206.0 2:280/2 The Delphi BBS Badhoevedorp Jeroen Pluimers 31-20-6599263 9600 H16,XA,CM,V32b,V32T,V34,VFC 1996-03-01 Hub 2:280/2.0 2:280/2 ElCom Holland Capital Badhoevedorp Jeroen Pluimers 31-20-6599263 9600 H16,XA,CM,V32b,V32T,V34,VFC 1996-03-22 Hub 2:280/2.0 2:280/2 ElCom Holland Capital Badhoevedorp Jeroen Pluimers 31-20-6599263 9600 H16,XA,CM,V32B,V32T,V34,VFC 1996-03-22 Node 2:280/206.0 2:280/2 The Delphi BBS Badhoevedorp Jeroen Pluimers 31-20-6599263 9600 H16,XA,CM,V32B,V32T,V34,VFC 1996-04-05 Hub 2:280/2.0 2:280/2 ElCom Holland Capital Badhoevedorp Jeroen Pluimers 31-20-6599263 9600 H16,XA,CM,V32T,V34,VFC 1996-04-05 Node 2:280/206.0 2:280/2 The Delphi BBS Badhoevedorp Jeroen Pluimers 31-20-6599263 9600 H16,XA,CM,V32T,V34,VFC 1996-06-14 Hub 2:280/2.0 2:280/2 ElCom Holland Capital Badhoevedorp Jeroen Pluimers 31-20-4492080 9600 H16,XA,CM,V32T,V34,VFC 1996-06-14 Node 2:280/206.0 2:280/2 The Delphi BBS Badhoevedorp Jeroen Pluimers 31-20-4492080 9600 H16,XA,CM,V32T,V34,VFC 1998-05-15 Hub 2:280/2.0 2:280/2 ElCom Holland Capital Badhoevedorp Jeroen Pluimers 31-20-6108412 9600 H16,XA,CM,V32T,V34,VFC 1998-05-15 Node 2:280/206.0 2:280/2 The Delphi BBS Badhoevedorp Jeroen Pluimers 31-20-6108412 9600 H16,XA,CM,V32T,V34,VFC 1999-08-27 Hub 2:280/2.0 2:280/2 Netherlands Hub 02 Badhoevedorp Jeroen Pluimers 31-20-6108412 9600 H16,XA,CM,V32T,V34,VFC
Some of my tweets about FidoNet
- [Wayback/Archive] Jeroen Wiert Pluimers @wiert@mastodon.social on Twitter: “@jessica_schalz I miss Fidonet, BITNET Relay, GMail on VAX/VMS, UUCP and Gopher. CC @bagder”
- [Wayback/Archive] Jeroen Wiert Pluimers @wiert@mastodon.social on Twitter: “@notyetaguru Ich bin noch immer gut befreundet mit Leute die ich ende 80-er Jahre über BITNET Relay (ja, das ursprüngliche Relay Chat!), Fidonet und LISTSERV kennen gelernt habe. Die beste Freunde wohnen fast alle im Ausland, teilweise intercontinental. Wenn ich die sehe ist es wie gestern.”
- [Wayback/Archive] Jeroen Wiert Pluimers @wiert@mastodon.social on Twitter: “@getDigital_de Das hier war ein Funktionierende Novell Server vom Fidonet host”
- [Wayback/Archive] Jeroen Wiert Pluimers @wiert@mastodon.social on Twitter: “@danny_thorpe Poor guy (; (Back then, I had a pair of US Robotics HST Dual Standard modems upgraded to V.90, a Zyxel ISDN/analog capable modem, all to easier dial in to get messages from the USA – Fidonet, CompuServe). Nostalgia:”
- [Wayback/Archive] Jeroen Pluimers on Twitter: “I used to be 2:281/256 But it began with just a BBS and online chat. From there: … Fidonet related blog posts:
wiert.me/category/history/bbs/fidonetThe interop between social networks back then was pure gold. Today’s lack of interop is horrible.…” - [Wayback/Archive] Jeroen Wiert Pluimers @wiert@mastodon.social on Twitter: “@Carnage4Life BBS -> Fidonet + email -> LISTSERV + BITNET chat + UUCP/Bang-path email (via VAX/VMS gMail) + CompuServe groups -> Usenet + SMTP email -> ICQ + MSN + Skype -> twitter + Google Gmail + XMPP -> unbearable social network explosion”
- [Wayback/Archive] Jeroen Wiert Pluimers @wiert@mastodon.social on Twitter: “@ruurd @pstalenh Fidonet. Wie is er niet groot mee geworden (:”
- [Wayback/Archive] Jeroen Wiert Pluimers @wiert@mastodon.social on Twitter: “@kellabyte @JohnKaster @danny_thorpe @RolandGuijt @joho68 @arjenlentz Found some of my old email addresses: BITNET:
PLUIMERS@HLERUL5,PCHPAPL@HLERUL52andpchpapl@hlerul52.bitnetCompuserve:100013,1443UUCP:jeroenp@dragons.nest.nlFidonet: as point on2:281/515.3and as host on2:281/521, The White House Internet:jeroenp@rulfc1.leidenuniv.nl“ - [Wayback/Archive] Jeroen Wiert Pluimers @wiert@mastodon.social on Twitter: “@kellabyte @JohnKaster @danny_thorpe A few more names from back then: @RolandGuijt, @joho68, @arjenlentz . I will probably remember more names later (:”
- [Wayback/Archive] Maarten van Stam on Twitter: “@jpluimers @kellabyte @JohnKaster @danny_thorpe @RolandGuijt @joho68 @arjenlentz 2:280/112 Softwareboard two lines on ISDN with USRobotics HST modems some dudes imported from the US, not easy back then … #fidonet”
- [Wayback/Archive] Jeroen Wiert Pluimers @wiert@mastodon.social on Twitter: “@lalalalinder Het CWI, dat waren de echte helden van toen:
nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geschiedenis_van_het_internet_in_NederlandZelf ooit FidoNet en UUCP gedaan. Leuke tijden, maar blij dat het nu allemaal een soort vanzelfsprekend is.” - [Wayback/Archive] Roland Guijt on Twitter: “@jpluimers Yep with a bunch of points. I was a hub for 2:281 with Eelco as a host. First with a 1200 baud modem :-). #Fidonet #Frontdoor”
Queries
- [Wayback/Archive] fidonet nodelist – Google Search
- [Wayback/Archive] @jpluimers fidonet – Twitter Search / Twitter
- [Wayback/Archive] “NEABBS” “Max Keizer” 2003 – Google Search
–jeroen
The Wiert Corner - irregular stream of stuff 
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