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Cultural History of the Internet

Cultural History of the Internet

a course at Johns Hopkins University

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Category: Bulletin Board Systems

October 14, 2020 Bulletin Board Systems / Uncategorized

Positive Pregnancy Test? Call (602) 326-9345

Is the rash on my 8 month old anything serious?  What immunizations should I get for my new born, and

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October 9, 2020 Bulletin Board Systems

Courier BBS system

            In July of 1994 the Evansville Courier, a local newspaper, decided to create and operate a bulletin board system or

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September 28, 2020 Bulletin Board Systems

OSUNY: By Hackers, For Hackers

The Ohio Scientific Users of New York, or OSUNY, was a dial-up BBS in the 1980’s based in Scarsdale and

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September 28, 2020 Bulletin Board Systems

Graphics Company BBS in Los Angeles

The BBS that I have chosen is from Los Angeles, CA. It is called the P.C.H. Micro, PCH Micro TBBS.

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September 28, 2020 Bulletin Board Systems

Thieves’ Guild: Exploring the World of BBS Door Games

Programmers and game developers experienced a renaissance in the 90’s, it was the beginning of games that could be shared

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September 28, 2020 Bulletin Board Systems

“Couldn’t have been invented on the West Coast” The Origin and Influence of CBBS

            Long before the internet, there were systems connecting computers to each other, allowing users to join chat rooms, post

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September 28, 2020 Bulletin Board Systems

Channel 1: “Rated Best Files in America”

For years, hundreds of students, tourists, and locals walked to Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts every day. However, in 1986,

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September 28, 2020 Bulletin Board Systems / Uncategorized

水木清华: The Earliest BBS in Mainland China and Its Regulation

In the US, BBS slowly faded out as other web based services took its place. This is not what happened

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September 28, 2020 Bulletin Board Systems

The Keep gaming BBS – still alive today

BBS allowed text-based information to be shared between individuals and groups: you needed a modem, a functioning telephone line and

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September 28, 2020 Bulletin Board Systems

Plover-NET: A 1984 Phreak Board

               The summer of 1984 brought a great surge of interest in “phreaking” and hacking, bringing the creation of many

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