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| Enjoyed Jason Scott’s BBS documentary (changelog.complete.org) | ||
| recommended by 2 users | 2022 | 115 points by edward | computing history | original thread | | ||
| 2 users recommended this thread. What they said: |
| guiambros Oct 14, 2024 | on: Ward Christensen (of BBS and XMODEM fame) has died | context |
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ChrisArchitect Dec 23, 2023 | on: BBS: The Documentary (2005) | context
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If you haven't watched the BBS Documentary [1], you absolutely should. It's a truly special documentary, made by hackers for hackers.
For someone like me who grew up in that era, in a small town in a remote country, having access to BBSes was life-changing. It gave me a window to the world that I otherwise wouldn't have had.
RIP Ward; thank you for everything you did.
[1] Recent discussions:
"BBS: The Documentary (2005)" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38746221 (Dec 2023, 185 points, 65 comments)
"Enjoyed Jason Scott’s BBS documentary" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31740247 (Jun 2022, 115 points, 39 comments)