Mobile, Alabama had a lively BBS scene in the early to mid nineties. I spent my teenage years on various boards and even ran one for about a year.
User acquisition with BBSes is much harder than websites; it taught me a lot.
BBSes, specifically the "Mobile Area Freenet", were also my introduction to the internet. Gopher was awesome at the time, and I flipped when I saw the first graphical browser and figured out how to establish SLIP connections with WinSock.
User acquisition with BBSes is much harder than websites; it taught me a lot.
BBSes, specifically the "Mobile Area Freenet", were also my introduction to the internet. Gopher was awesome at the time, and I flipped when I saw the first graphical browser and figured out how to establish SLIP connections with WinSock.
Kids these days have it too easy... ;)