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Bulletin Board Systems (BBS) have been around since the early 1980s in one form or another. Typically a 'gathering area' for people with similar interests, they have adapted, grown, and survived as times changed. BBS systems, while not as popular as they once were, have begun seeing a new dawning in recent times. They usually have a large variety of Spam free topical message areas. Online Gaming. Most have new and daily updated shareware files. Most have moved to the Internet and offer web based interaction. No need to utilize the old ANSI login style. Although Ansi logins are still widely available. With over 15,000 traditional BBS's remaining in the United States alone they are a pleasant alternative to the normal web based browsing.

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Computers/Internet/Cyberspace/Online_Communities
Computers/Internet/On_the_Web/Message_Boards
Computers/Internet/On_the_Web/Online_Communities
Games/Online/BBS_Doors

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Wikipedia.org: BBS Systems Wikipedia.org: BBS Systems Encyclopedia article that gives an overview of these systems, their history and a brief presentation of their content, along with links to more specialized articles.
Google PageRank: 6/10

BBS Xchange BBS Xchange Banner exchange for BBS-related sites.
Google PageRank: 5/10
BBS: A Documentary BBS: A Documentary Information about the film released in 2005. Includes details of research, a list of interviews, trailers, reviews, and an online ordering facility.
Google PageRank: 5/10
BBSing.com BBSing.com Presents the history of these systems and a global explanation of the way they work. Includes a large collection of links.
Google PageRank: 5/10
Official Intelec Home Page Official Intelec Home Page The official Intelec Network Home Page. Intelec is an international BBS echomail network.
Google PageRank: 5/10
The BBS Corner The BBS Corner Source of information for both the BBS Sysop and the BBS User. Links to 3rd party software and primary software developers.
Google PageRank: 5/10

BBS Promotions BBS Promotions Provides a resource describing the what, when, where, who, why and how of BBSing.
Google PageRank: 4/10
GatorNet GatorNet Presentation of this amateur FTN/QWK Network and its history. Includes an online application form, network policy documents, information about games carried and a download section.
Google PageRank: 0/10