My Secret Life
Reference¶
Edwards, Benj. 2022 “My Secret Life as an 11-Year-Old BBS Sysop | Ars Technica.” Accessed April 2, 2023. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/12/my-secret-life-as-an-11-year-old-bbs-sysop/.
Summary & Key Takeaways¶
Benj Edwards recounts his personal history of playing around with the internet and his experience with online bulletin board services (BBS'). It is both informative and a trip down memory lane, providing readers with a chance to understand the thrill of the new technology and learn how common households interacted with the internet in the early 90s.
His story shares the discoveries and heartbreaks he endured exploring the early internet, setting up his own corner of the internet and having it taken away. He shares his triumphs along side many real screenshots and relics of the early internet.