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It seems everyone back then on BBS's were enthusiasts. We all had at least that in common. I remember groups of us would all gather on some random night of the
by JustSomeNobody 8y ago
It seems everyone back then on BBS's were enthusiasts. We all had at least that in common. I remember groups of us would all gather on some random night of the week for drinks just to kind of put a face to the handle. It was great. And after we'd hurry and dial back in to see who else just dialed in.
Social networks today just leave you feeling gross.
- bluedino 8y agoI can remember that. A group of us who go to whoever's house had just gotten a new game, piece of hardware, etc When we left we'd always say "see you on the roadhouse!", which was a multi-line board that we'd all dial into when we got home
- geoelectric 8y agoThose multi-line chat boards were a total vice of mine late 80s, early 90s. That grew into a GEnie flat-fee chat account, which grew into AOL/IM (while maintaining a proper shell account on the side, mind you). Then there was IRC, forumnet/icb, etc., anything I could hit with a modem. I wasn't digital-native, but I was digital-to-analog-to-digital-native. Nowadays, 47 and crustier, I can hardly be arsed to answer a Facebook message, and all the avenues for social connection have become kind of overwhelming. I can't imagine how it is for people my age or older who picked this all up late.
- black-tea 8y agoWhy don't we just use them then? Only enthusiasts would use them now, as they did back then.