Depends on the application. I run a nightly backup of a few VM’s because realistically they dont change much. I have containers on the other hand that run critical (to me) systems like my photo backup and they are backed up twice a day.

We took a class field trip to a students parents facility where they made supplements. They showed us a computer connected to university databases of research papers. Up until that point we called BBS servers directly and would rush to download everything before sometime accidentally picked up the phone. This was the early 90s

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_HiNote

The next year I got my first laptop and a 14.4baud us robotics pcmcia card.

Evan

Mastodon is pretty active

It’s not a total alternative but I have had nebula for years and it’s a great platform.