When did the DIS begin? (inspired by frustrated's thread)

[Mercy]

When did the DIS begin? I've been here since 1999, I was planning my 2000 trip. Seems to me that was around the time the DIS when to the format it is now. I remember being on a message board that had a different format, was that the DIS too?

 

[Lynn CC]

I've been here since March of 98, it was so much fun back then with the one board. Pete used to post a lot then too!

 

[phillybeth]

Sometime in early 98, maybe February or March. Anyone remember the old battle board?

 

[BobbinWeez]

The DIS had it's origins in a room off my grandmother's kitchen. Pete is my uncle and I remember when he first started telling me about this thing called the internet. It sounded really strange to me and I thought only techies and computer people would use it. Well I was wrong huh.

 

[TeresaNJ]

Gee, the first time I discovered the DIS was in May 1998. I think it was fairly new then, but not sure when it's inception was.