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| In the title, "Why BBS?", I'm using "BBS" as a verb. In other words: "Why should anyone do anything with BBSes?". | In the title, "Why BBS?", I'm using "BBS" as a verb, as in "Don't anybody pick up the phone, I'm BBSing!" Or in other words: //Why should anyone do anything with BBSes today?// |
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| Of course, the plural noun "BBSes" I'm referring to here are the arcane systems you can run (as a sysop) or connect to (as a user) today which emulate or replicate the old dial-up bulletin board systems of the late 1970's through the 1990's. These BBS connections are typically over the Internet using terminal protocols like Telnet or SSH, but may also include traditional dial-up modem connections over the "plain-old telephone service" or even over amateur-licensed radio frequencies. But since you're here reading this, you probably already knew that. | Of course, the plural noun "BBSes" I'm referring to here are the arcane systems you can run (as a sysop) or connect to (as a user) today which emulate or replicate the old dial-up bulletin board systems of the late 1970's through the 1990's. These BBS connections are typically over the Internet using terminal protocols like Telnet or SSH, but may also include traditional dial-up modem connections over the "plain-old telephone service" or even over amateur-licensed radio frequencies. But since you're here reading this, you probably already knew that. |
