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===Networking===
[[Image:nando-rack.jpg|right|thumb|Equipment racks - not full yet]]
In 1993 networking standards were not as pervasive as they are now. The newspaper publishing tools were based on proprietary networking cards and terminals used with a Tandem mini-computer. AppleTalk over coax cable was the way Macintoshs communicated. Windows 3.1 did not even have a network layer installed by default.
Into this mix came a Sun SPARC computer. Transfering data from the Tandem to the SPARC, required a common interface, and that interface was X.25. X.25, although developed for satellite communication, was one of the few standards actually implemented by most hardware vendors.
===BBS Technology===
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