Those aren't anachronisms, they actually existed in the 80s and 90s on private online networks. Real-time chat? Compuserve's CB Simulator. Craigslist? Compu

Those aren't anachronisms, they actually existed in the 80s and 90s on private online networks. Real-time chat? Compuserve's CB Simulator. Craigslist? Compuserve certainly had classified ads as I'm sure did most of the others, including BIX. Usenet/Bullet Boards for interest groups? Compuserve Interest Groups, and every other service had that as well. Online gaming was also available on most of the networks, but special shout-out to Air Warrior that ran on GEnie. You could also purchase airline reservations via SABRE which was supported by Compuserve and GEnie, get news, stock quotes, etc. And yes, most of those services started out buying timeshare cycles from the likes of oil, insurance, and banking companies during evenings and weekends.