Jake in the desertMar 12

'An old photo of a very large BBS' posted in 2022, and a writeup about it. https://rachelbythebay.com/w/2022/01/26/swcbbs/

#BBS

Show threadHowToPhil (Phillip R)Mar 13
@jake4480 The machines that had two modems were probably for dialing another BBS from within the BBS. A way of leveraging the "local zones" overlap to avoid long-distance charges
Show threadJake in the desert
@howtophil oh woww that is SUCH a cool insight - I can totally see that!! Clever as hell. hahaha
Mar 13 at 5:36pmWeb
Show threadHowToPhil (Phillip R)Mar 13

@jake4480 The old make-it-work things are always interesting :)

Have you seen "BBS The Documentary"?

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFqt3oBLhUS1_BtRsFVCfBcjBIVW7oi-i

BBS The Documentary

YouTube
Show threadJake in the desertMar 13
@howtophil oh wow no I haven't! I need to watch this. Thanks!
Show threadHowToPhil (Phillip R)Mar 13
@jake4480 You're welcome :)