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Kerri Adams | ... | Self |
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Christopher Allen | ... | Self |
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Jay Andrews | ... | Self |
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Alan Aspuru-Guzik | ... | Self |
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Ben Baker | ... | Self |
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Cliff Barber | ... | Self |
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Ted Beatie | ... | Self |
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Phil Becker | ... | Self |
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B.W. Behling | ... | Self |
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Wayne Bell | ... | Self |
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Brian J. Bernstein | ... | Self |
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Loyd Blankenship | ... | The Mentor |
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Leif Bloomquist | ... | Self |
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Bootleg | ... | Self |
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John Brandt | ... | Self |
Through eight episodes, director Jason Scott covers the 25 year history of the Dial-Up Bulletin Board System, a modem-connected computer system that let others connect to a computer over a phone line and leave messages and trade files. Containing 200 interviews, episodes mostly consist of elaborate montages of dozens of people composing a narrative.
BAUD is an introduction to the start of the BBS. SYSOPS AND USERS is a montage of stories and thoughts on running BBSes. FIDONET covers the amateur network of computers called Fidonet. MAKE IT PAY covers the BBS Industry. ARTSCENE covers the ANSI art scene of the 1990s. HPAC covers Hacking and Phreaking BBSes. COMPRESSION discusses the ARC-ZIP battle of 1988. NO CARRIER discusses the "end" of the dial-up BBS.
This is a very comprehensive, and almost complete history said by the guys who did it in the BBS Era.
If you have been in at least one BBS and know what that culture is, please purchase this documentary and save it in you personal locker to cherish forever.
This documentary is simply awesome in understanding the importance and sweetness of good old Pre-Internet personal communications of humans.
For other Nineties+ kids you should still see this to learn how simple, personal, and non-chaotic, Adventures and fun BBS communities where before the Internet.
A Must have for BBS era nerds.
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