+arcadeshopper Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/11/the-lost-civilization-of-dial-up-bulletin-board-systems/506465/ 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Vorticon Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 I love the reference to Pompeii in the article. It exactly sums up most of my later interactions with BBS'ses. Kind of sad really, but then the world must march on... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Vorticon Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 I love the reference to Pompeii in the article. It exactly sums up most of my later interactions with BBS'ses. Kind of sad really, but then the world must march on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKMELSOFT Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Wow great retro article-- hard to believe over 70% of the dial up was once on AOL. I had Prodigy for a while myself. Brings back some good vibes !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Schmitzi Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 From the article: "Dialing into a BBS felt like whole-body teleportation." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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