The "writing was on the wall" by 1994 in my area. A number of BBSes had already converted to dialup ISPs - so by 1994 a major influx of users were those really not interested in the scene at all. By 1995 things were precipitously in decline - there were just way too many cheap and easy ways to get Internet access and that's where everyone was going. Some of my favorite BBSes were still around even in 1999 - but it was pretty much dead at that point.
The BBS Documentary has a nice segment on this - especially poignant if you lived through it.
The BBS Documentary has a nice segment on this - especially poignant if you lived through it.