ART 80F - WEEK 6 LECTURE CONTENT
early networked communities
BBS - Networked Computer Bulletin Board Systems
For an 11-year-old exploring online spaces for the first time, my mental model for these electronic connections was physical. Although every BBS displayed walls of text—menus, options, and prompts—those characters somehow translated, in my brain, into a casual walk through a cozy living room or a stroll in a grassy yard.