Jungle II BBS, JII
reddit / bbs

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mro_1337 · 2016-01-18 04:34

how did you jump start the internet? you said your bbs started in 1998
and the internet was around long before then

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antdude · 2016-01-18 07:10

I am going to let Tarzan answer this who ran it.

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[deleted] · 2016-01-18 13:34

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BBSTarzan · 2016-01-18 13:36

Back then getting anyone online meant navigating a terribly complex
initialization string for your modem. These things were patent ridden
incompatible minefields and if things were not just right all you
heard were numerous whines or worse yet a fall back to lower baud
rate.

Teaching anyone how to participate in an online community was a
hand holding process and also difficult because there were not remote
assistance apps and most people had one phone line.

So now imagine walking someone like your grandparents though writing
their first email, but instead of doing it live over the phone,
describe it to them, then hang up and wait to see if they can get it
done, and have them call you back if they have trouble.

We taught a lot of people back then that there were things to do with
their computer other than Solitare and Doom.

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antdude · 2016-01-18 17:44

:)

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DarrylLeeS · 2016-01-24 16:51

Wait... you mean there *were* other things than DOOM?

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antdude · 2016-02-15 02:27

Yep like real life. :)