Those were the days. I still believe nothing replaces the camraderie of the small, local BBSs. The large ones were good too, but these tended to resemble the modern Internet forums a bit more.

I miss BBSs and that's why I featured them in the story of my sci-fi game! If you are interested: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3040110/Outsider/

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joemi 6 hours ago | parent [-]

I go back and forth on whether BBSes were better or AOL was better. I had great experiences on both in my formative years.

	▲	calmbonsai 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		For me it was BBSes hands-down. I was user #12 on the Bloom County BBS and, eventually, got the coveted sysop perms. It felt far more of an "adult" accomplishment than (much later) when I got my driver's license.