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