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Bulletin Board System. You connected via telnet over dial-up and could chat and participate in discussion threads with others, play games, download files. A lot
by codetrotter 7y ago
Bulletin Board System. You connected via telnet over dial-up and could chat and participate in discussion threads with others, play games, download files. A lot of people hosted their own BBSes on their home computers. BBSes were largely out of style by the time I got a computer so I don’t have first-hand experience from the golden age of the BBSes but I’ve read a little about it on the web.
- slantyyz 7y agoWhen I started BBSing, chatting was still a luxury feature available only from the larger corporate BBSes or the indie sysops who could afford multiple lines. Back then, the indie sysops didn't have access to stuff like ads to monetize their efforts.
- cheeze 7y agoThe best BBS when I was young were the ones that were only online for certain hours, because the op's parents wanted to use the phone during the day.
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