When the BBS came along it was awesome, then it was too addictive and the phone bill was insane. Then we discovered blue boxes and PBX hacking and it was really on. It seemed amazing at the time being able to pick up the phone, make a few tones and be talking to someone on the other side of the world, or downloading "warez" from a BBS in Europe.
For some reason I particularly remember walking to the store one day pre-internet thinking about this whole "virtual" electronic BBS world out there that only 1 out 1000 people actually had a clue existed and how awesome it was. When the internet came along it was a obvious to me that was it going to change everything, but I was too young and naive to think about the business aspect of it.
Other stuff, hmm. When you finished work for the day you were actually finished, but more likely to be in the office late because you couldn't work from home. The phone rang a lot more often before email. Installing software on another branches system meant driving there - uphill both ways, barefoot, in the snow.
For some reason I particularly remember walking to the store one day pre-internet thinking about this whole "virtual" electronic BBS world out there that only 1 out 1000 people actually had a clue existed and how awesome it was. When the internet came along it was a obvious to me that was it going to change everything, but I was too young and naive to think about the business aspect of it.
Other stuff, hmm. When you finished work for the day you were actually finished, but more likely to be in the office late because you couldn't work from home. The phone rang a lot more often before email. Installing software on another branches system meant driving there - uphill both ways, barefoot, in the snow.