I suspect this comment will get buried at this point but if you'd like to see what using a BBS was like you should download and play this demo of a game I'm wor

I suspect this comment will get buried at this point but if you'd like to see what using a BBS was like you should download and play this demo of a game I'm working on in which you can assemble an old IBM PC and dial out to BBSes using a simulated terminal emulator. It actually will connect to live existing BBSes which run nowadays over telnet or ssh. https://gamejolt.com/games/thewebsiteisdown/591936 https://gamejolt.com/games/thewebsiteisdown/591936