Tuesday, August 16, 2005

BBS Documentary

In the 1980's there was a huge sharing of data, that happened before this thing called Internet. It was built on the backbones of private individuals, and depended on the phone lines of America. Called a BBS (Bulletin Board System) one could link up, transfer files and images, as well as play online games. Now you can listen to those most responsible for jumpstarting an Internet Industry before we even knew the term Internet. Check out the website, and for $50 one can purchase a copy of the documentary. The BBS software I used to use was called WWIV for the PC. Take a gander at all the types of software and hardware BBS systems back then.