The early internet still exists. BBSes still exist. You can use them right now. The early forums still exist, in some form or another. IRC is still there. A d

The early internet still exists. BBSes still exist. You can use them right now. The early forums still exist, in some form or another. IRC is still there. A dedicated few keep gopher sites up and running. Not everyone chose to leave them behind. This isn't even a "all tens of us!" joke, there are tens of thousands of us. $ telnet osuny.bell-labs.co 666 Trying 168.235.81.33... Connected to osuny.inri.net. $ telnet bbs.iscabbs.com Trying 167.88.117.146... Connected to bbs.iscabbs.com. Over 100 people logged into Particles yesterday. It seems odd to mourn the death of a friend you no longer call, but who is still very much alive.