Who visited dial up BBS's in the '80's?

[aircooled]

I used to run a BBS from my bedroom on a Commodore64 back in the mid 80's... Only one user at a time could be online, I "upgraded" to a 1200 baud modem for better performance and I had 2 (count 'em 2) 5 1/4" external floppy drives to store all my data..... Ahh those were the days....

 

[Pepsi90919]

90's

 

[aircooled]

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919
90's

UGHH, now I really sound thirtysomething huh?

 

[Nohr]

I didn't start using BBS's until the early 90's. Used to have a lot of fun calling several local ones daily. Used my old 286 with a 2400bps modem. Downloaded 1KB every 4 seconds!

 

[pulse8]

Originally posted by: Nohr
I didn't start using BBS's until the early 90's. Used to have a lot of fun calling several local ones daily. Used my old 286 with a 2400bps modem. Downloaded 1KB every 4 seconds!

Same here.

Downloaded my first pr0n on a BBS.

 

[JLindo]

1st computer was a CoCo with 16K of memory, then upgraded to 32K. Cartridges, regular tv's for monitors, tape drives to load programs and a 300baud Volksmodem. I remember those days very well.

 

[Toasthead]

i used to go to POPnet out of San Ramon, CA Back in the day on My C64...i too remember getting the 1200 baud modem...it screeamed!

 

[Kadarin]

Heh.. my brother and I ran the Darque Side of the Moon. Good ol' 408-245-SPAM.

 

[bleeb]

i used to log into Santa Maria Online down in Santa Maria, California. I also use to log onto a few local BBSes back in the day.

 

[Ameesh]

Originally posted by: aircooled
I used to run a BBS from my bedroom on a Commodore64 back in the mid 80's... Only one user at a time could be online, I "upgraded" to a 1200 baud modem for better performance and I had 2 (count 'em 2) 5 1/4" external floppy drives to store all my data..... Ahh those were the days....

old man

 

[Jmmsbnd007]

hehe

 

[Nohr]

Originally posted by: bleeb
i used to log into Santa Maria Online down in Santa Maria, California. I also use to log onto a few local BBSes back in the day.

I used to live in Arroyo Grande in the mid 90's and frequented a few BBS's in the area. Lets see, there was 4th Dimension for a while.. Holodeck.. The Shop.. Elite Services or something.. Chthonic.. that's all I can remember.

Ah the memories, telnet BBS's just aren't the same.

 

[LordJezo]

L.O.R.D.

B.R.E.



Oh how I loved those games...

 

[aircooled]

Originally posted by: Jmmsbnd007
hehe

I'm taking pre-telnet BBS's. There was no real network. You dialed into my computer and everyone else got a busy signal until you logged off...

 

[Jmmsbnd007]

Originally posted by: aircooled

Originally posted by: Jmmsbnd007
hehe

I'm taking pre-telnet BBS's. There was no real network. You dialed into my computer and everyone else got a busy signal until you logged off...

I know
Just mentioning if anyone is craving some old-skool external MUDs.

 

[Evadman]

very early 90's, yes.

 

[ATLien247]

Early 90s...

2400bps
WWIV
Getting pissed off at whomever picked up the telephone one minute before your six hour download completes...

Ah, the memories!

 

[Murphyrulez]

My first BSB I ran was on a Commie 64, with a 300 baud modem. The shiznit was being able to make colored ascii animation. The Amiga was king back then. I upgraded to a 1200 baud modem, then finally spent $4000 on a 286 with a 120 MEG hard drive. MEG. The hard drive alone was $2000. For 120 MEGS.


ouch. I was young and had too much money.

But we had fun!

 

[dquan97]

early 90s too.

forgot all about it until now!

 

[FoBoT]

i started in '93

i paid $275 for a US Robotics 14.4kbps modem , it was smokin fast, most people were on 9600

 

[aircooled]

I started in '83 (I was 13 years old in 1983). 300 baud modem, pick up the phone, dial the number, wait for the carrier tone, unplug the handset and plug it into the modem.... Damn I'm old....

 

[spanky]

Originally posted by: Murphyrulez
then finally spent $4000 on a 286 with a 120 MEG hard drive. MEG. The hard drive alone was $2000. For 120 MEGS.

oh. my. god.

 

[ThisIsMatt]

Originally posted by: Nohr

Originally posted by: bleeb
i used to log into Santa Maria Online down in Santa Maria, California. I also use to log onto a few local BBSes back in the day.

I used to live in Arroyo Grande in the mid 90's and frequented a few BBS's in the area. Lets see, there was 4th Dimension for a while.. Holodeck.. The Shop.. Elite Services or something.. Chthonic.. that's all I can remember.

Ah the memories, telnet BBS's just aren't the same.

You moved from here to Washington state? Ouch! lol

AG wo0t

 

[dabuddha]

anyone remember Terminate?
ahh the memories

 

[todpod]

I ran a BBS on a 386sx-25, w OS/2 2.0 in a dos window now that was cool. Boy it would run really slow at times though but never crashed