In the old days of computing people used to talk about "tackie" or "sneaker" networks. Meaning put the data onto a disk and physically move it to another machine. Looks like we are back to that again!
Thats progress baby! See what Bell knows, and what you should know, is that tech is like fashion, everything old is new again. Look for UUCP and VAX to pick up steam again in the next 6-9 months, and brush op on your z/OS skills for 2012.