Anyone use Metropolis BBS, or Metro BBS as it was generally called? reddit / bbs ---------------------------------------------------------------------- samalex01 · 2014-11-06 16:36 In the early 90's Metropolis BBS, which I believe was based out of Kansas, opened a local dial-up number with multiple lines in our area. Me and most of my friends jumped into it, and it was GREAT! They had dial-up lines from all over the US, a real time chat area called Club MET, and tons of resources and news. They even had an online store, which I do remember buying some stuff through. They also had IRC, Telnet, FTP, Gopher, and other Internet options as well plus I believe shell accounts, though I can't say I knew what a shell account was at the time. This was the BBS I always wanted to be a part of, and it lasted longer than most going through I think around 2000 or alittle later. Even up to about 3-4 years ago the Telnet system was still up, but it's turned into Metropolis Entertainment (http://www.metrobbs.com/) with a few branded sites they maintain. What I remember most about them was they'd bring 'experts' in various fields to do Q&A sessions, kind of like the iAMA on Reddit now. I remember they had a parapsychologist on once. This site became a huge part of my life for years, but as all good things it ended as the Internet started to take off. I'd love to hear from anyone else who frequented this system or possibly helped to run the system. My username was Professor Moriarty if you were on there, not that I'd expect that anyone would remember me :) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- commiecat · 2014-11-06 17:46 I know if it from their association with [MajorMUD](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MajorMUD) and might have connected to it after the purchase to check out their realm, but that's it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2014-11-06 17:47 [deleted] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- samalex01 · 2014-11-06 21:38 Yes, it did run MajorBBS, one of the biggest customers of MajorBBS from what I remember. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- mro_1337 · 2014-11-12 00:53 i'm in wisconsin. i used metrobbs and i visited their other linked sites. it was the only way i could get true internet in my city for some time. they charged me via a 900 number for subscriptions. i believe they sold off their bbses. i also think metro gameport is probably just one person who works at multiserv in kansas. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- samalex01 · 2014-11-12 14:54 It's sad how BBSes like this evolved post-Internet. MetroBBS was the BBS we all wanted to run and call, and I still keep-up with a couple of people I met on there. Even in the world today with Facebook and Google Plus I still miss the comradery and community that was built around this site and even FidoNet in general. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- mro_1337 · 2014-11-20 00:00 well, other people built those bbses and made them what they were. metrogameport bought them and converted them to their software. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- mro_1337 · 2014-11-22 15:34 also the internet existed before bbses. only the web was 1995ish ---------------------------------------------------------------------- samalex01 · 2014-11-24 17:03 mro_1337, technically you are correct, but I was referring to the popularity of the Internet as it became more readily available to the public during the late 90's and early 2000's. As dial-up Internet providers opened in our area the dial-up BBSes started to drop off, and by the time broadband took off all of our local BBSes were dead, this was around 2002 or so. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- mro_1337 · 2014-11-30 00:08 if you're talking about the web, go feel free to use the term 'the web', instead of internet. the web is just a part of the internet. anyways, i was there, and i dont feel 'the internet' killed bbses. everyone always says this, but they never really think this out. bbses were in no way like the internet other than it allowed people to communicate. even with that similarity there is a huge difference. with bbses you were talking with like minded people in your own local area. people would get together and go out for food or coffee with meetups. lifelong friendships were formed. entirely different than whats going on now usually ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Ken_Malice · 2022-08-07 02:56 Oh dang, Metro BBS was my first foray online. I think I hopped in there around ‘95 or ‘96.