They were still very much popular as of about 1990.
Peace... Sridhar
On Fri, 16 May 2003, Thompson Family wrote:
I'd have to have been alive then.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bryan Pope" <bpope(a)wordstock.com>
To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2003 7:47 PM
Subject: Re: In search of Christopher Willis
And thusly Thompson Family spake:
No I am not kidding..
ACK! Excuse me for asking, but have you ever used a computer in the
80's?!
> (or earlier...)
>
> BBS = Bulletin Board System.
>
> Computer. Modem. Call other computer with modem. Connect. ANSI.
> X-modem. Bliss.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bryan
>
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Gene Buckle" <geneb(a)deltasoft.com>
> > To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2003 7:02 PM
> > Subject: Re: In search of Christopher Willis
> >
> >
> > > > What is a BBS?
> > >
> > > You're kidding, right?
> > >
> > > g.