man...i remember using UB's UBVMS system to email my dad in what...1988? 1989? to email my dad when he was overseas...made me an incredibly typist at the age of 8
that was all it was though...no windows, no GUI...just text...i used a program called...procomm? had to type in dialup commands by yourself, log in, setup screen settings or else you wouldn't be able to see anything...i forget what else...amazing how far and fast things have come...nowadays, kids just have to worry about stumbling onto online porn and the RIAA and MPAA