It was expensive with per minute phone charging so you usually dialed in at night when the costs was lower - off course the rest of the household slept so you h

It was expensive with per minute phone charging so you usually dialed in at night when the costs was lower - off course the rest of the household slept so you had exclusive use. A good modem was essential i.e US Robotics and later I discovered Fidonet - so forums became far more important than downloads.