How did Bulletin Board Systems in the late 80s and early 90s work?
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The internet (email, file transfer, gopher) existed at the time but webpages/www (what most people think the internet is) did not yet exist. But access to it was pretty much limited to universities and some government organizations.
BBS used dialup modems and text-only based interfaces. You could download warez (pirated software), but due to slow speeds it could take hours to download a file. Some BBS had online chat or email if the BBS had multiple dial-in lines.
There were some really big ones like Compuserve. You could get all sorts of information there, weather reports, stock prices, etc. you could even book airline tickets. All text-based.
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