I dream of BBSes About 18 years ago I dialed in to my first BBS. I was an annoying kid with a modem and an extra phone line. The computer was a IIsi with RAM Doubler. The handshake was ZMODEM. The timing of my entry into this world quickly evolved into MUDs, FirstClass, and eventually Hotline. What was magical about these systems was the sense of community that it could create. You felt like yo…