That's a lovely piece 😀

It must have been magical to see those characters typing themselves out. I would love to know what software your friend used to build the MUD.

I remember having an Atari ST around that time and reading about modems and BBS's, but I couldn't convince my parents it was a good idea to get one.

It wasn't until the mid to late 90's that we got a modem for the purpose of getting on the internet. I remember using it to dial up a few BBS's before we got our ISP setup.
I spent one night playing Doom against someone on a BBS through some clever networking trick. I suppose it was my first online gaming experience and I was just amazed, although I don't think my parents were very pleased with the phone bill after 😂

It's great that you felt you had found like minded people. I remember finding IRC and thinking the same at the time.

I will always look back fondly on the 90's BBS/Internet culture and only wish I could have joined in sooner.