Before the "Real" Internet: Online was very purposeful

This is a mediawatch broadcast of the work I was doing in the early 90's in using Bulletin Board System (BBS) technology for helping people. This was pre-internet commercial world. It was fun then, learning and networking. Today we now have "Social networking" in the Web 2.0 era. How time have not change!!

Category:

People & Blogs

Tags:

• BBS
• Internet
• bulletin
• board
• system
• sysop
• online
• disability
• communication
• social
• network

[shaindaman13]

This is the most Asian guy ever!

[MrJavaman5]

The computer screen couldn't display graphics so they only had ascii porn back then. They always used @'s for tits.

[NyukiTaiyo]

@aliensamuraipirate You can't access them now because they don't exist. If you have the software and hardware, it is possible to make one just for practice. The only thing that is close to BBS are Usenet(NNTP) which are newsgroups. It does almost exactly what BBS do. But newsgroups cost money and they charge a month for access.

[gcastro44]

ching chang chong!

[TylerKG123]

my left ear enjoyed this very much

[TheAluminiumklorid]

LoL The time where hardware and software where somehow more stable and reliable.

[Afroxec]

@aliensamuraipirate yes....if u have that old equip and if someone is actually running one

[Success2gether]

When online was cool!

[aliensamuraipirate]

Can a BBS still be accessed now? Just wondering. I'm more interested in earlier internet/computer technology (it also helps me understand how we got to what we have now). I'm not a computer nerd/geek, it's just fun to learn about sometimes.

[aliensamuraipirate]

I like when the guy used a hat to push the buttons, that's neat.

[punishedexistence]

If it wasn't for these kind of guys, we wouldn't be watching this here today. I give him the thumbs up, but man he is sooo stereotypical!! Interesting video!

[Enigmatism415]

「你今日有冇買呀」

「冇呀、我都唔知有馬跑。」

「你冇發夢咩」

「冇呀、尋晩睇了戰火屠城」

What on earth is that supposed to mean??