My brother and I discovered BBSes in at the peak of our adolescence. Someone had given a copy of Procomm that we could use with our 2400 baud modem and a list

My brother and I discovered BBSes in at the peak of our adolescence. Someone had given a copy of Procomm that we could use with our 2400 baud modem and a list of BBS numbers and it didn't take us too long to learn that some of those BBSes hosted porn. We had some friends with modems and it wasn't long before we started a porn collective where we'd coordinate downloads and share images via floppy disk and bicycles. Because most of the BBSes would only give you 30-60 minutes a day, time was of the essence. You'd quickly log in, scan the list of files with the most promising sounding name, start your download and wait an agonizing 5-6 minutes counting the seconds until it was complete. There were a few dilemmas you had after downloading. You could disconnect so you could view the picture right away, but you risked not being able to get back in because some other guy called as soon as you hung up. ZModem was a godsend. Not only was it faster, it supported resume after abort when your line got disconnected. Soon after, the terminals and picture viewers were getting so good you could shell out and view images while you were downloading.