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Re:Hotline for Modern Apple Systems by yoshamano on Friday February 07, 2025 @11:52PM (#42980488)
Kind of. It was kind of like a community in a box. The server and client software were dead simple to use and could be run off of a potato. You would get a message board, live chat, and file sharing all in one package. Servers could be advertised on a Tracker that could be queried from within the client. I was a Windows and BeOS user at the time and spent a fair amount of time bumming around anime and music themed servers. Also ran into one or two servers with big "Coast To Coast AM" vibes. Fun times.
Re:Hotline for Modern Apple Systems by iwontberude on Saturday February 08, 2025 @01:06AM (#42980784)
It was a BBS with a GUI