Back to the BBS - The return to being online (Part One)

Bulletin Board Systems (BBS's) were what people went online with before the web. This multi-part documentary shows you what BBS's do, why they are still relevant and fun to use today. The documentary interviews some users and system operators, both young and old. Crazy as it may sound, BBS's are actually still around today and can be accessed via the net. BBS's offer information and provide mail systems that are away from the prying eyes of Facebook and Google. They're a very sociable place to be, with messaging & chat. They have art unlike any you've ever seen and some really cool games and mods. Think of the best bits of E-mail, usenet, Reddit, Facebook Groups, filesharing and a few more besides. Package it all in one area, with a really cool retro aesthetic and you have a BBS. People run BBS's today because they are passionate about engaging in a community of people with similar ideals, something they won't get anywhere else.

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ANSI Graphics by: Logo background scroller provided by: Blocktronics BBS art by groups such as: Fuel Legacy Krew Blocktronics iMPURE 1oo% Menace Intro to ANSI 8-bit Animation / Happy Birthday: Blocktronics

BBS, The Documentary: Jason Scott Sadofsky (2005) https://archive.org/details/bbs_the_documentary

The Computer Chronicles:

• The Internet (1995)
• Modems & Bulliten Board Systems (1985) https://archive.org/details/computerchronicles

Connect - A look at bulletin board systems: Roy Janke (1992), NewTek Incorporated https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESaTREAAzww

The Social Dilemma (Trailer): Netflix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaaC57tcci0

Tim Berners Lee ~ The World Wide Web: Dap Dapple, Christian Hainzinger, Lorenz Kloska. Inter/Aktion GmbH (SWR TV) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4cN_q3NX9c

Mark Zuckerberg's Testimony Before Congress- The Six Best Exchanges: CNBC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAgbIiQSzEkCBSN

Tech CEOs from Google, Twitter and Facebook testify at Senate hearing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYzy-Kn4v4Q&t=397s

Bulletin Board System (BBS) - The Internet's First C ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0OwGSX2IiQ