what was the closest thing to newsgroups/message boards before the internet/computer networking? is there anything even remotely similar, that i could find at a library?
basically i just want to read transcripts of casual conversations from past eras.
http://www.pompeiana.org/Resources/Ancient/Graffiti%20from%20Pompeii.htm
I.2.20 (Bar/Brothel of Innulus and Papilio); 3932: Weep, you girls. My penis has given you up. Now it penetrates men’s behinds. Goodbye, wondrous femininity!
my vibe desu
>>8106067
ROMA
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>>8106087
SPQueeR
>>8106051
actual message boards
however if you mainly want to pry into what people were saying to each other, something like pic related might help
>>8106067
This is great.