Your First Online Life: BBS, AOL, IRC, Forums & More

BBS, AOL, dial-up, early forums, and how being “online” used to feel.
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Before social media, there were message boards, chat rooms, BBS systems, and painfully slow connections.
  • What was your first real “online community”?
  • Any memorable handles/usernames you used?
  • Did being online back then feel different than now? How?
Share stories, screenshots if you have them, or just impressions of that early internet era.
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