I started BBSing with a lovely 1200 bps modem back in the day... those speeds were fun. :P
Finally upgraded to a (then) state of the art 28800 bps modem when I purchased my brand new 486SX/33MHz. That bad boy also had a 130MB hard drive and a 1X CD-ROM drive. Bought several CD-ROM based games with the system (including The 7th Guest), so I was in gaming heaven AND I had fast access to Legend of the Red Dragon.
Wasn't long before I bought a copy of Wildcat and started my own BBS. I started pulling FidoNet feeds, but it didn't really catch on like I thought it would. Most people in my area just wanted to play Trade Wars, LORD, and Usurper. Ran the BBS for about 3 years and then a hard drive crash took it down for good.
Kind of hated to see it go, but some of the drama between the local users had gotten to be a little much. Was like watching a soap opera unfold right there on my system. (I know for a fact that a user met his mistress on my BBS and ended up in a divorce over it)
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