ooooh, BBS :) I kinda came in when modems were at the 2400 baud stage and I ran a 286 with a 20Mb HDD which was plenty fast enough. I went through a variety of

ooooh, BBS :) I kinda came in when modems were at the 2400 baud stage and I ran a 286 with a 20Mb HDD which was plenty fast enough. I went through a variety of BBS software and ended up with Wildcat which was a good, expandable commercial product. OS was IBM OS/2 Warp. We originally had a single landline which caused huge rows when I had to take the BBS down so that the family could actually call their relatives and friends. I negotiated a deal with my employers to get me a "fast" (9600 baud) modem that would cost $2100 today and a dedicated landline. The BBS community was very tight-knit and generally helpful, although FidoNet seemed to bring out the worst in people and was often nicknamed Fight-O-Net. By the time affordable 56000 baud modems came in, the BBS world was being threatened by the Internet, and the rest is history...