Here is an entire documentary from that time: http://www.bbsdocumentary.com/ http://www.bbsdocumentary.com/ - it's over five hours long. We used to use modems

Here is an entire documentary from that time: http://www.bbsdocumentary.com/ http://www.bbsdocumentary.com/ - it's over five hours long. We used to use modems to connect directly to our friends (and sometimes, enemies), send and receive mail, play games, and lots more, all in the clear. This period of computer networking history lasted much longer than the one where encryption was used most of the time, so far.