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π Console Games Archive - BBS Gaming Memories
Classic console games from the golden era of BBS culture. Fire up the emulators and relive the 8-bit and 16-bit glory days.
π Door Games: When BBSes Accidentally Invented Social Gaming
How a bunch of nerds with modems created the blueprint for every multiplayer experience you love today
π The Online Frontier: Delphi and its Competitors in the Dial-Up Era
An article comparing Delphi to other similar online services of its time, such as CompuServe, AOL, and Prodigy, highlighting their features, strengths, and weaknesses.
π FIDONET: When BBSes Went Global (And My Phone Bill Exploded)
How a network of dial-up BBSes connected the world using store-and-forward magic, and why getting a FIDONET address felt like joining some kind of digital secret society
π Trip Back to the BBS Days!
Nostalgic journey through the BBS era, 2400 baud modems, and dial-up adventures
π Renegade BBS Details
Technical details and specifications for Renegade BBS
π T1 / ISDN / PRI
Large modem banks and the realities of 56k dial-up speeds
π Renegade BBS: The Customization King of Dial-Up Days
How Mark 'Rogue' Peterson built the most hackable BBS software ever, and why every sysop worth their salt wanted to get their hands on it
π WWIV BBS: When a College Kid Accidentally Built a Networking Empire
How Wayne Bell started with interpreted BASIC and a 10MB hard drive, hit the 64KB memory wall, and somehow created one of the most influential BBS software packages ever
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