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Re:I've skimmed 66520 newsgroups trying to find some life on... by janitor61 on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @11:06AM (#36863382)
One of the cool things I saw on BBSes back in the day - that I have yet to see replicated - was 'real time chat' in telechat, or being able to see what the other person is typing out as they enter it on their keyboard. It was captivating and made it really feel like an intimate conversation with another person. That could have just been the novelty of it all, as well... ICQ had a similar feature IIRC?.
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Re:I've skimmed 66520 newsgroups trying to find some life on... by jafo1989 on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @11:14AM (#36863523)
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Re:I've skimmed 66520 newsgroups trying to find some life on... by Johnythree on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @05:22AM (#36874982)
Or before that, about every text conversation on Amateur Radio.

CW (Morse), RTTY (Teletype), etc, etc.

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