BBS: the Documentary | |
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The BBS (bulletin board system) scene of the 80s and 90s | |
was a magical time. Long before the Internet escaped from | |
the lab, connected the planet and redefined what it meant | |
to use a computer there was a brave and pioneering band | |
of computer users who spent their time, money and sanity | |
setting up their home computers and phone lines to | |
welcome anyone who called. | |
In the Summer of 2001, Jason Scott, a computer historian | |
(owner textfiles.com) wondered if anyone had made a film | |
about these BBSes. They hadn't, so he decided he would. | |
Four years, thousands of miles of travelling, and over | |
200 interviews later, "BBS: The Documentary", a mini- | |
series of 8 episodes about the history of the BBS, was | |
made available in 2005. Spanning 3 DVDs and totalling | |
five and a half hours, this documentary is actually eight | |
documentaries about different aspects of this important | |
story in the annals of computer history. | |
OFFICIAL SITE: http://www.bbsdocumentary.com | |
CREATOR: Jason Scott (http://www.textfiles.com) | |
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Privacy Public | |
Category Entertainment | |
Licence Attribution - Share Alike | |
Language English | |
Tags BBS Bulletin Board System Internet Jason Scott | |
Source: https://vidcommons.org/videos/watch/bff55f3a-42f0- | |
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Date Published: 2019-11-26 18:51:58 | |
Identifier: PeerTube-bff55f3a-42f0-43f4-b3b6-b7d882524d13 | |
Item Size: 2147483647 | |
Media Type: movies | |
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