The computer shoppers in the ‘80s and 90’s were full of BBS listings. Might look there.
Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 1, 2022, at 18:58, Ryan de Laplante via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> > wrote: > > > >> On Aug 1, 2022, at 11:49 AM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> >> wrote: >> >>> On 8/1/22 06:26, Ryan de Laplante via cctalk wrote: >>> Over the years I have been collecting BBS related memorabilia such as Night >>> Owl shareware CDs, Boardwatch magazine, BBS magazine, books, manuals, >>> original disks, etc. Does anyone have any BBS memorabilia they might be >>> willing to sell to me? I’m particularly interested in PCBoard >>> box/disks/manuals. I know the software can be downloaded from the >>> Internet.. I’m interested in the original box set. I’m also interested in >>> CRS Online pamphlets, receipts, catalogues, etc. >>> >>> Has anyone ever seen promotional videos showing Prodigy, Compuserv, Delphi, >>> GENie, AOL? I've collected disks, but the systems are long gone so >>> archived video is all we have to remember them by. When I was young, I >>> remember seeing disks and pamphlets for these services in the box when >>> upgrading modems. They had serious brand recognition. By the time the >>> Internet was becoming available to the public, I remember being more >>> interested in getting a Compuserv account lol. After getting our first >>> Internet account in 1994, I was confused because I didn’t know where the >>> “file areas”, “message areas” and “chat” were after being so used to BBS >>> menus. Eventually I learned about FTP, USENET, and IRC. We even had a >>> “yellow pages” paper book where you could look up topic specific FTP, >>> USENET, and Gopher sites. >>> >> I have a couple of the more obscure BBS packages, such as Auntie--are >> you interested in the disks for those? >> >> —Chuck > > Thank you Chuck. You’re right, I’ve never heard of Auntie. Thanks for > letting me know about it, but I’m mainly interested in the more mainstream > ones. I had no idea how many BBS software packages existed until looking at > Jason Scott’s list: > > http://software.bbsdocumentary.com/ <http://software.bbsdocumentary.com/> > > Unbelievable! The ones that I can remember being used locally were Remote > Access, RBBS, Renegade, Telegard, PCBoard, Maximus, Wildcat, Worldgroup, > Illusion, MajorBBS, maybe Mystic BBS. I did all of my BBSing in the 1990s > using IBM PC / DOS / Windows / OS2 and ran a Maximus BBS. I never used > Commodore or Apple BBSes and wasn’t aware of any in my local calling area. > Actually I remember the librarian at school had a B&W Macintosh and showed me > an Apple BBS for schools (I think). If I remember correctly it was called > Global Village. > > The terminal software I used to use was QuickLink Fax III, Procomm Plus 2.x > for Windows, TELIX then later Hyper Terminal. TELIX was my favourite because > it was full screen. SyncTerm is the modern day equivalent, but it’s not > the same experience on massive wide screen monitors. To get the proper > experience I think you need to be using a 15” or smaller curved CRT in a full > screen DOS window. > > > Ryan > > >
