Connect: A Look At Bulletin Board Systems

This is an old documentary about Bulletin Board Systems (BBS) that was produced back in 1992. I don't remember where I came across this video originally, it's been many years now, but it's a truly fascinating look back at where Computers came from, and the early days before the "Internet Age" really took hold. I used to connect to several BBS systems back in the day, so this is what I call nostalgic by far. Very dated, REALLY geeky, if it's not informative, it should at least be humorous. Enjoy. (Update: Thanks to the kind comment by one of the fellows in this video, and his posting of it as well, I now know the video was produced by a Mr. Roy Janke.)

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[frogstar42]

WOW. Over 10 pages of comments here. Amazing. Hey all you fans of this video. Make sure you check out the FULL LENGTH AMAZING AWESOME BBS Documentary that is a lot more elaborate and international. Google BBS Documentary since I can't link it directly here.

[dakroland]

Are you talking about BBS The Documentary?

[frogstar42]

ha! I just posted this, and then I see it's already here. I had no idea, although I strongly suspect the originbal poster found it on my web site because I don't think anybody else had a public copy. Oh well... I can live without being FIRSTIES! (grin). I'm the Jeff in the film, and much of the video was shot in my store in Toronto.

[dakroland]

Whoa! That is awesome! I've had this video for a very long time, and I can't remember where I originally saw it. I had it floating around one of my old hard drives back about 5 years ago and thought it would be a nice piece of Internet history to share. Informative, educational and a bit of nostalgia for some of us old board hounds. I don't know if you remember a BBS called MADBBS, but I was a part of that back in the day.

[Gmoooba]

I like the fact that they feature the Amiga 2000 in this video, it's a classy computer.

[dakroland]

Classy and Classic. I never had one myself, but I was a Commodore Kid back in the early 80's, and I wanted an Amiga like crazy back in the day. If I could pick one up today, in working condition, I would probably still do it, just for the fun of it.

[starseed42]

makes me feel sad and happy at the same time.. I miss the old days

[abstractheory]

Yeah, computers used to be fun.

[ImoenOfTelengard]

CCGMS/Telix Forever!

[Steve Lichtman]

Computers "used" to be for nerds. Yet now everyone holds a mini computer in their hand/pocket 24/7 aka the smartphone. They're more powerful than some of the BBSers machines back in the day!

BBS Forum is up to chat about the old days of BBSing.

[simonsaysdownload]

I LOVED BULLETIN BOARDS!! I remember buying widows 3.0 from a guy i met on a Buletin board in San Francisco..

[Paperclown]

computer are for NEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRDS!!

cept amiga, they are rad

[birmingh79]

06:55 hah-hah.. if only he knew.. ;)

[birmingh79]

02:52 dudes desktop was revolutionary at the time!

[Dandido]

Great information!

[chapas5400]

01:28 US Robotics Courrier HST best fu..ing modem ever made!!!

[ElectronicsPubVideos]

good catch!

[techguruuk]

00:19 "I'm thinking about investing in some Commodore stock, I'm still thinking about it though"... Whoops, I hope he didn't.