I had a buddy in Jr high that ran a little bbs. A few of our friends could dial in to it and share files and play some txt based games. The first thing you saw

I had a buddy in Jr high that ran a little bbs. A few of our friends could dial in to it and share files and play some txt based games. The first thing you saw when you connected was an ASCII art banner that let you know which board you were on. Then there was a menu that let you go to different sections of the site... Games, files, etc. Most BBSs had a directory where you could see other numbers for other BBSs. I only ever dialed in to free, local boards. I still remember the excitement of watching an image load a line at a time while downloading it. Oh yeah, this lady has sunglasses and is sitting on a beach chair in the sun... She's smiling... Bare shoulders! Wow she's topless! Boobs! I gotta show my friends what I found! The next day there were 5 of us crowded around the computer debating which file to download next based solely on the file name and the file size.