random dentwhat was your first social network?
(plz boost for sample size) 
bbs/fidonet
usenet/mailing lists
irc
myspace
fb/tw/ig & later
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Catbus@randomdent local BBS's
@ancient_catbus that would be fidonet then? or was that before bbs-es exchanged messages through fidonet?
@randomdent these were stand-alone servers hosted by one person
A. Lizard@ancient_catbus @randomdent standalone local BBS systems rapidly morphed into regional BBS systems via call forwarding (electric blue covered most of SF Bay Area) and national networks (WWIV) via various ad hoc infrastructures
BBS also used door software internet gateways to connect to smarthosts
Bang path email example: pacbell.com!boo!tweekco!alizard
BBS also used door software internet gateways to connect to smarthosts
Bang path email example: pacbell.com!boo!tweekco!alizard
@alizardx @randomdent i live in a small town and nobody was connected to anywhere else lol
@ancient_catbus @randomdent when did you get on the internet?
@alizardx @randomdent people were still using acoustic modems =)
@ancient_catbus @randomdent late 1991... 14.4k internet.
David Talley@ancient_catbus @alizardx @randomdent the first connected computer I used had a 300 baud acoustic coupler modem. I could call some Unix computer (called gandolf) at my Dad’s work to play Collosal Caves adventure game. I ran a BBS (Southern Maryland RBBS) during high school, eventually connecting it to FidoNet
Mildly Ornery Meatsuit@alizardx @ancient_catbus @randomdent blast from the past! Mine went through !itivax for sure, possibly umich. I came across the bang path in a sketchbook not all that long ago and had a smile.
It's Just Jenn 🏳️⚧️@alizardx @ancient_catbus @randomdent I ran the WWIV BBS software and was connected to a couple of different networks. My BBS connected to the larger network and would receive message updates over modem. The fediverse kind of reminds me of those days.