BBSing a while back on some of the retro computers down in the cave.
The vibe tonight. BBSing and listening to some music videos....
In the decade after Ward Christensen and Randy Suess created the first BBS, there was a growing tension between commerce and the common good.
BBSes were born in a spirit of openness and sharing, but it wasn't just a hobby anymore, according to folks like Jack Rickard and Phil Becker. It was "an emerging growth industry of unprecedented opportunity."
https://breakintochat.com/blog/2026/03/16/business-of-bbsing-ansi-art-and-webcomics-part-4/
#retrocomputing #ansiart #textmode #ansi #bbs #bbsing #computerhistory #history #mastoart #comics #digipres
In the early 1990s, as BBSes turned into businesses, some sysops and developers started making real money.
Could ANSI artists and publishers do the same?
https://breakintochat.com/blog/2026/03/16/business-of-bbsing-ansi-art-and-webcomics-part-4/
Part 4 of my series "ANSI art and webcomics" is here!
#retrocomputing #ansiart #textmode #ansi #bbs #bbsing #computerhistory #history #mastoart #comics #digipres
Fired up the retro computers tonight and did some gaming and BBSing.
The Oasis BBS
Paradroyd
Atari BBS
Josh Renaud
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