Old school BBS and dial up bulletin board memories, did anyone else start there before the real internet

[Andy81]

Before the web as we know it existed, bulletin board systems let you dial directly into a local hobbyist's computer to chat, trade files and play text based games, often for the cost of a long distance call if the board wasn't local. Anyone actually remember using one, and what kept you dialing back in

[QuantumToken98]

Used a local BBS run out of someone's actual bedroom, felt like joining a genuine underground club rather than using a mainstream service

[Sophie92]

Remember the strict time limits some boards enforced so everyone got a fair turn on the single phone line