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ghostdawg
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The-Internet-of-25-Years-Ago
Oh what memories, the little I had back then!
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dungeon92
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Ah yes, the thing of legend, and the stories of times long ago among some of the few people who I know that actually used it.
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ghostdawg
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Did you click the Telehack link? It will show you what it looked like back then!
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curt
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I for one do not miss those days. Then again, I was just in grade school. 
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Bandit Bill
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| I used to be a SYSOP (systems operator) for a BBS. This brings back memories. I was using a Commodore 64 back then. |
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Smithcraft
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Nice font! Started playing Zork. The good old days!
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Bandit Bill
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| Smithcraft wrote: | Nice font! Started playing Zork. The good old days!
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dungeon92
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| ghostdawg wrote: | | Did you click the Telehack link? It will show you what it looked like back then! |
Reminds me of how my university handles programming if you don't use Windows, you have to use terminal via SSH, I already use Linux and now fellow Mac users I know have learned Linux by force 
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