Subj : Re: computers
To   : Nightfox
From : Spectre
Date : Mon Jul 22 2024 20:14:00

 Ni> ..when most people became aware of FIDONet?  I'm not so sure.  It seemed
 Ni> that there were a lot of people who bought their first computer in the
 Ni> mid-90s and were getting on the internet and didn't really have a knowlege
 Ni> of BBSes.

We had a raft of people pre popular internet, that started buying modems to
call BBS' but it occured really late in the game.. only a year or so before
we went all internetty... Prior to that it tended to be the computer
hobbyist, nerdy types or knew one of the same that knew anything about
modems or BBS...

By the time you hit mid 90s anyone buying a modem has no interest in a BBS
they're being sold internet access. That's become the primary reason for
purchase.

Spec


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