BBSes are one of those things where I have nostalgia for something I wasn't even around for!

https://social.growyourown.services/@FediVideo/113907953510178561

Way back in the 1970s/1980s, before the Fediverse, before the web, there was an even older open network: "bulletin board systems" or BBSes.

You can watch a multi-part documentary about the history of the BBS network at:

https://fedi.video/w/p/h6CMyFnbdPZXpaRpMCBKdk

The episodes are themed rather than chronological, so you can watch any episodes you want in any order.

BBSing big with MuffinTerm on the Mac.

This reminds me of the "MCI" tricks we'd do on #Citadel #BBSes, where some control code would print out the name of the currently-logged in user (`^An`, I think it was).
https://void.rehab/notes/a2w70590l19fwyje

As the snow keeps falling outside, I am reminded that snowdays are the best time to BBS. Always have been.

https://bytecellar.com/2022/01/11/bbsing-in-the-snow-is-the-best-way-to-log-in/