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> So 99% of the regular users of a particular BBS would be in the same area code. One side effect of that was that it was pretty common for the users of a part
by Turing_Machine 5y ago
> So 99% of the regular users of a particular BBS would be in the same area code.
One side effect of that was that it was pretty common for the users of a particular board to get together for pizza, a nerd-oriented movie, or occasionally even a camping trip (this was called a "GT" in this area... I don't know how widespread that term was).
- ecpottinger 5y agoI used to run a sysop group, once a month most to the BBS operators in my area meet at my house. Amazing who shows up when you offer free pop and chips?
- Turing_Machine 5y agoI'm still friends with several people I met that way, 30 or more years ago.