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Bulletin Board Systems

Bulletin Board Systems (BBS) have been around since the early 1980s in one form or another. Typically a 'gathering area' for people with similar interests, they have adapted, grown, and survived as times changed. BBS systems, while not as popular as they once were, have begun seeing a new dawning in recent times.

They usually have a large variety of Spam free topical message areas. Online Gaming. Most have new and daily updated shareware files.

Most have moved to the Internet and offer web based interaction. No need to utilize the old ANSI login style. Although Ansi logins are still widely available.

With over 15,000 traditional BBS's remaining in the United States alone they are a pleasant alternative to the normal web based browsing.

Sites in Bulletin Board Systems

Basic Uses Of Computer Bulletin Boards
What Is A Computer Bulletin Board? - Uses of BBS - Short History Of BBSes
BBS Promotions
Provides a resource describing the what, when, where, who, why and how of BBSing.
ILink International Echomail Network
Information on BBSs, conferences, resources for sysops, and BBS listings. Supporting Wildcat!, PCBoard, RemoteAccess, Synchronet, and TriBBS.
Official Intelec Home Page
The official Intelec Network Home Page. Intelec is an international BBS echomail network.
OOL's links for Sysops
Includes a lot of defunct links, but also has some useable, useful ones.
RelayNet International Message Exchange
The RelayNet International Message Exchange, RIME, is one of the oldest BBS online communities. It has now evolved into an Internet community, linking people together and still maintaining its BBS family atmosphere and roots.
Sysops' Corner
BBS resources for most commonly used BBS software.
SysOp's Universe
BBS resources available for downloading.
Bbs Networks and Hafa Adai Exchange
A large archive of 1/2 million shareware files. Multiple BBS type Networks including Fido Rime Wildnet plus interactive gaming.
The BBS Corner
Source of information for both the BBS Sysop and the BBS User. Links to 3rd party software and primary software developers.
BBS Xchange
Banner exchange for BBS-related sites.
BBS: A Documentary
Information about the film being made during 2002/2003. Includes details of research, interview schedules, audio, and a donation facility.

sub categories in Bulletin Board Systems

Fidonet Fidonet
Individual Systems Individual Systems
Web Rings Web Rings
Hotline Hotline
Software Software

cross references

Computers : Internet : Cyberspace : Online Communities Computers : Internet : Cyberspace : Online Communities
Computers : Internet : On the Web : Message Boards Computers : Internet : On the Web : Message Boards

this category in other languages

BBS Czech : BBS
Mailboxnetze German : Mailboxnetze
BBS Spanish : BBS
BBSer Swedish : BBSer
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