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Understanding the internet indirectly involves understanding the BBS. Even if you didn't use the BBS this documentary is very informative. What I found intrigui
by sengork 11y ago
Understanding the internet indirectly involves understanding the BBS. Even if you didn't use the BBS this documentary is very informative. What I found intriguing is the sense of community BBS had (and has after it's demise), something that is quite disjoint on the internet...
- ghaff 11y agoOne of the factors in play with the BBS world that never really came into play with the Internet/Usenet was physical locality because of the price of long distance calls. In many cases, if you belonged to a BBS (to get access to unpublished numbers and other benefits), the nexus was somewhere physically nearby. In my case, for a number of years I got together with various regulars from Channel One which was a relatively large BBS in Cambridge, MA.