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It was nothing like that. BBSes were linked and people transferred files and knowledge everywhere, much like they do today. FidoNet existed, which had a good
by aryastark 13y ago
It was nothing like that.
BBSes were linked and people transferred files and knowledge everywhere, much like they do today. FidoNet existed, which had a good sized community. I bought one of my first PCs on there. This was many years before eBay and Craigslist existed. ASCII text files existed, which contained a wealth of information. One of the few free sources of information on how compilers work is an ASCII text file. People still refer to this source, despite being nearly 2 decades old now (http://compilers.iecc.com/crenshaw/ http://compilers.iecc.com/crenshaw/)