Matchmaker.com

Members completed a questionnaire that enabled the platform to rank potential matches based on compatibility.

Matchmaker.com originated from a bulletin board system[1] created by Gregory Scott Smith in San Antonio, Texas in March 1983.

Each system catered to a geographic area (code) allowing users to find like interests.

However, exchange of email between systems and profiles was later implemented using sendmail and uuencoding making uucp and, ultimately the internet, the Matchmaker network backbone.

This business model allowed for each system to be moved into a commercial office environment for stability.

In late 1992, the ASCII BBS style was extended to also be a telnet-based service, allowing access from anywhere in the world without the need for telephone long distance charges.

In September 1998, the system became burdened by having to provide direct dial-in over modems and a decision was made to move to the Internet exclusively.