Prodigy[1] had already been doing the EGA vector graphics thing for years before, so it wasn't that mind blowing. RIP was neat but most users weren't interested

Prodigy[1] had already been doing the EGA vector graphics thing for years before, so it wasn't that mind blowing. RIP was neat but most users weren't interested in switching BBS software, or terminal programs, just to see slower-than ANSI menus. Also, the RIP paint program was not free, and the free alternatives weren't very good. It was neat but not different enough to catch on. Nothing like when I saw my first web page a couple years later. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prodigy_(online_service) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prodigy_(online_service) Around the same time, someone attempted a more ambitious "BBS 2.0" called Excalibur [2] in '93 that also had vector graphics. Compared to a BBS with RIP it was way more impressive, more like the web would be. [2] https://old.reddit.com/r/bbs/comments/72740b/found_an_old_machine_running_an_excalibur_bbs/ https://old.reddit.com/r/bbs/comments/72740b/found_an_old_ma...