Subj : 2038: still be running a
To   : Sean Dennis
From : August Abolins
Date : Tue Mar 23 2021 20:52:00

Hello Sean!

** On Tuesday 23.03.21 - 12:24, you wrote:

 AA>> That means that all the programs that people have so
 AA>> feverishly archived and play with using retro computers or
 AA>> using modern computers with 16/32bit VMs/OSes, will be
 AA>> rendered useless?

 SD> Yes.

And.. a place like Danger Bay BBS (which seems to have the most  
awesome/largest collection of doors) will have issues with many  
of those games failing?

 SD> .. I may buy a small travel trailer or motorhome and live
 SD> in it full-time traveling around the US.  If that happened,

A noble pursuit.  Nomadland which covers this ideal is quite a  
popular book:

Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century |  
Paperback
Jessica Bruder
WW Norton | WW Norton
Social Science / Human Geography / Gerontology / Business & Economics / Economic Conditions
Published Sep 4, 2018 | Sales (#583)
$16.95 US / $22.95 CA list price

https://bookmanager.com/tbm/ 
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 SD> I would shut down my BBS and turn over Micronet fully to
 SD> Andrew.  I'd still participate via offline mail though.

Even Telegram could be a good solution to stay in touch.  ;)

As you many know, several Fidonet echos are linked-up with  
Telegram.   Perhaps this echo could join the roster. :D  Think  
of it - convenient and synchronized across devices. :)




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