@byebyebaby 170795 wrote:
Also a commodore 64 with the taperecorder.
Me too, and when hard drives came out I bought one at a “computer swap” (and met my husband at the occasion :3eyes:) and stuck it in a cigar box. 
I also had a “bulletin board” called “The Pet Board”. When I tried to get it listed in the phonebook a rep came to my house to see what it was. They kept insisting that they listed bulletin boards – the things you stuck notes on. I did finally persuade them to list it under a new heading – computer bulletin board.
The very first modem had 300 baud. I went up to 1200 and then 2400 baud – pure heaven, lol!
One person could call in at a time and post to the forums. I was the sysop and could break in and talk to them any time. Scared the dickens out of some of them lol!
The board was busy 24/7. It was to cover all kinds of pets and questions about them, but the ferret people took it over, they called incessantly and it ended up being almost completely about ferrets. I should have saved the content, I could make the biggest and best site about ferrets online today.