To continue where I left off :
Ah yes. The INTERNET. The inter-network..
A network of networks. Such a clever way of connecting us all together.. but what did its mainstream popularity do to BBS's and its' users?
It had advantages that the bulletin board systems didn't and COULDN'T have or compete with:
- Superb graphics and multimedia (if your connection didn't die on you before it was finished loading
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- New way of "walking" in the neighborhood without having to change cars all the time: not having to dial-up to another system just to get something was quite a time-saver in the end.
- New methods of doing things and software leading to what I like to call the internet : a huge multi-tasking bbs. We could chat with people WHILE browsing a web page WHILE downloading files from an ftp site.
- I could mention the business aspect, but we aren't concerned with it all that much are we ?
Most groups of the time (Genesis, Razor 1911, Pirates with attitude (PWA) and others) were looking for better ways of getting their warez distributed around (they had more then enough courriers though hahaha) and the internet was not only a) growing in popularity and in use but also, b) alot more useful to them in the end than bbs's.
So the major groups made the jump to DA NET and set-up their private ftp servers and websites. Believe it or not, some boards got connected to the net and they were accessible through TELNET ! lol
In my next post, the police gets savvy