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Best BBS Memories?

Posted by Cliff on from the reminiscing-on-the-new-year dept.

TerryAtWork asks: "What are Slashdot readers' best BBS memories? The BBS ruled before the common man got on the Internet and a lot of older Slashdot reader's first on-line experiences were with them."

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  1. In the UK... by skinfitz · · Score: 5, Interesting

    High phone bills.

    You see, we pay even for our local calls here, which did put rather a downer on the whole BBS thing.

    I remember being envious of the US with the free local calls thing.

    "Back in the day" in the UK it was not uncommon to get phone bills of around $300 a month for BBS usage at wonderful 2400 baud.

    Then of course we got the "high speed" 9600 model modems. Ahh nostalgia.

  2. memories by gmhowell · · Score: 5, Funny

    Dad to me: How the heck could you spend $400 in long distance last month?!

    Me to dad: Don't worry, I got about $1000 worth of free software.

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    Jesus was all right but his disciples were thick and ordinary. -John Lennon