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It... pretty much did. 1994 through 1995 I recall as being the big turning point from where usage went primary on BBS' to primarily on the Internet by around 1
by phil21 10y ago
It... pretty much did. 1994 through 1995 I recall as being the big turning point from where usage went primary on BBS' to primarily on the Internet by around 1996.
At least in terms of people who I wanted to talk to were doing. By mid 1995 I was pretty much Internet only other than to dial-in a few times a week to check a few local boards I participated in.
- 6stringmerc 10y agoThis aligns with my experience as well. Not exactly a BBS user but early CompuServ primitive dial-up was around, then within a few years, cable modem internet arrived in my area / region. Geocities ahoy.
- ghaff 10y agoIt took a bit longer for some of us to get broadband at home. I don't think I got it until about 1998 or so. A number of the (relatively) big commercial BBSs transitioned to becoming dial-us ISPs for a time. I used Channel One in Cambridge and they were my first ISP at home until I eventually got broadband through, I think, AT&T Roadrunner.