Designed by Tom Jennings of San Francisco as an imitation of UUCP and USENET, it linked various bulletin board systems running the Fido BBS software.
Iliyoundwa na Tom Jennings wa San Francisco kama kuiga ya UUCP na Usenet, ni wanaohusishwa mifumo mbalimbali ubao wa matangazo mbio Fido BBS programu.