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FidoNet

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FidoNet

Summary

FidoNet is a FidoNet-technology network[1]. FidoNet draws 1,219 Wikipedia views per month (fidonet_technology_network category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • FidoNet's instance of is recorded as FidoNet-technology network[3].
  • FidoNet's Commons category is recorded as FidoNet[4].
  • 1984 marks the founding of FidoNet[5].
  • FidoNet's official website is recorded as http://www.fidonet.org/[6].
  • FidoNet's topic's main category is recorded as Category:FidoNet[7].
  • FidoNet's different from is recorded as FIDO Alliance[8].

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Definition and Type

FidoNet's instance of is recorded as FidoNet-technology network[3].

Origins

1984 marks the founding of FidoNet[5].

Why It Matters

FidoNet draws 1,219 Wikipedia views per month (fidonet_technology_network category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] FidoNet has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] FidoNet is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . fidonet.org. Retrieved . fidonet.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). FidoNet. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/fidonet
MLA “FidoNet.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/fidonet.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_fidonet_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{FidoNet}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/fidonet}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 16d ago · KPX8 · 2026-08-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:FidoNet
    Inception → —
    Official website → http://www.fidonet.org/
    Website → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P856]]: https://www.fidonet.org/"
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