hiya perdue, nope I did not have anything in play
yes, BBS's were great fun...internet is just a rehash of that stuff, without the charm...local boards were already social with chat, classified ads, online games, message forums for various hobbies and all.
some BBS's are still up, and even accessible via internet, although you have to telnet to them...pretty neat seein the colorful text, being able to play some classic door games again such as: LORD, Usurper, Kannons & Katapults...on the Commodore C-net boards I loved the games such as Empire & Murder Motel.
a few days ago I read an article about people wanting to setup BBS's again...just in case the internet seriously gets attacked, or governments block access...perhaps the old phone system & local dialup boards would still be a way to communicate...local networks of boards could pass messages on to boards in neighboring towns...sounds like a good idea to me.
later,
blitzed