I received a piece of spam today that reminded me of my past.
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Back in the 90s, I ran a Bulletin Board System. People would dial up with their computer and connect to my computer. There were discussion groups, games, and file sharing. It was like an arcane Web site, but it only had one phone line.
Drawings made of standard letters and symbols, ASCII art, was a mainstay of the BBS culture. Even though it’s in a spam message peddling prescription drugs, there’s a tiny bit of me that’s proud to see Old School Art representing.
Go take a peek around myspace sometime. It’s all over the place. Kinda cool, kinda weird. Kinda makes me feel ookie to see it there.
Oh man, that is a flashback! I didn’t know you ran a BBS. I used to troll the Portland BBS scene back in the day but was never quite nerdy enough to actually run my own.
🙂 Thanks, Tom. It takes a special kind, I say.