It is NOT the Internet. For example, America Online and Compuserve are just BIG Bulletin Boards!
What makes a local BBS special is the system speed, personal service, the support, and the members.
People tend to get to know one another on a local service. They even develop relationships! Keep in mind - these are people in YOUR AREA - not someone from halfway around the globe!
Believe it or not - the Internet DOES NOT HAVE EVERYTHING!
Local services also cost far less, are much faster, and usually much easier to use than a big online service or the Internet.
The Internet has it's puposes, but comparing it to a BBS is like comparing apples and oranges! Think of it this way - where would you rather hang out to relax - at the Club (a BBS) or at an overcrowded mall (the Internet)?
Also - a local Online Service can be customized to the callers needs. It adjusts to the members wants and desires, where as the Internet is merely constant, and impersonal!
In short, BBS's are what the Sysop (system operator) and
the callers make it. So.....If there are things you would like to
see, drop the sysop a note.