BBS's were the first point of access for the internet for many - the more professional or BBS-as-a-service charging fees, one local one for example had somethin

BBS's were the first point of access for the internet for many - the more professional or BBS-as-a-service charging fees, one local one for example had something like 20 concurrent users possible (20 phone lines in) - were some of the first to get T1 lines following universities, etc.