New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: What was it like to use BBS in the good old times?

Ask HN: What was it like to use BBS in the good old times?
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I want to understand how the experience was what was the cost involved what were the entry barrier for an average person to join How similar was it to current social media networks How big the industry around it actually become From a tech point of view what do you think were the major breakthroughs and what made it to the internet we see today. I have watched the documentary www.bbsdocumentary.com , so I have some context but want some more anecdotes if I can :)