September 21, 2010 - twenty years to the Russian Fidonet

    The first nodes of the Fidonet network in Russia appeared in Novosibirsk, their system operators were Vladimir Lebedev and Evgeny Chupriyanov (known under the pseudonym Eric Fletcher). On September 21, 1990, these nodes first appeared in the Czechoslovak segment of the global nodelist:
    2:42/100, Morning_Star_BBS, Novosibirsk_USSR, Eric_Fletcher
    2:42/101, SVP_BBS, Novosibirsk_USSR, Vladimir_Lebedev
    And in the diary of Yuri Potapyuk (hereinafter - one of the first four fidoshniks of the Russian region R50) that day a historical entry appeared :

    [facsimile of a page from Potapyuk’s diary]

    To mark this historic event in Moscow, an anniversary fiduoyka is planned, which will take place this Saturday (September 25, 2010) at the traditional place - at the Sokolniki Pond. Gathering at noon under the arch of the Sokolniki metro station for an hour, then fidosmen move to the Pond and engage in live communication, drink alcoholic beverages of various strengths, as well as ritually drown the dalayap modem (this is a symbol of the transition to new IP-technologies for sending mail).

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