It makes me feel sad, in a way, because I was around then, and would have loved to have joined in but didn't have the internet/computer skills/access.

Oh, my sympathies -- that's like me and zine fandom, which I knew about but just didn't have the wherewithal to get involved with. It took 15 more years for me to plunge into media-fandom full-tilt, and I'm wistful about that; I think I would have had a good time in zine fandom.

Still, at least we made it! \o/