http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulletin_board_system They usually only had 1 line because it was someone running it at their house... If the line was busy, you'd have to keep calling back to get on... Much more basic than early AOL (mostly text) and run by hobbyists.
I touched both BBS and the GUI chats like AOL IM. I think I was closer to IM but BBSs were still in use.
Our past 2 and maybe 3 USMA superintendents are essentially Jimmy Cheek and the Army team reflects the lack of care on that front. If we fail to realize that the most public face of the institutions is the football program, we deserve what we reap. Regardless, it pisses me off to no end. We finally have people in place who recognize that it's good for the Academy to field a competitive program bent on excellence, but the hole dug by the previous academicians is shockingly deep.
