on another [related] note: any thoughts on the AT&T block against 4chan? surprised net/b/'s don't have anything 2 say re it: http://www.centralgadget.com/att-blocking-access-to-portions-of-4chan-2336/
/m/ On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 10:59 PM, marc garrett<[email protected]> wrote: > HI all, > > I thought that I'd Step back into the BBS discussion - I've been away > for a couple of days so I missed out. > > As Alan mentioned, it would be very fascinating and great for > contemporary Internet users if there was a publication about BBS > culture. Especially grass root BBS's - features around various artists, > thinkers, activists and groups who used them at the time and where they > are now... > > marc > > > > >> I've wanted to see a history of these for years - there was and still is, >> http://www.mono.org that I was on for quite a while. Their cultures were >> amazing and really undocumented (I feel the same about newsgroups, in >> spite of Google, and early IRC) and important since they grew into other >> modes of "web 2.0" which should be "web 0.0" or some such - ascii-based >> community. >> >> Anyway, thanks! >> >> - Alan >> >> On Fri, 24 Jul 2009, marc garrett wrote: >> >>> Remembering BBS Boards >>> >>> A few of the BBS Boards I used before the Internet and its early days - >>> Fast Breeder, Cybercafe, New World Disorder, ENTITY, Blue Obsession, >>> Darkness Descends and many more... >>> >>> "A Bulletin Board System, or BBS, is a computer system running software >>> that allows users to connect and log in to the system using a terminal >>> program. Once logged in, a user can perform functions such as uploading >>> and downloading software and data, reading news and bulletins, and >>> exchanging messages with other users, either through electronic mail or >>> in public message boards. Many BBSes also offer on-line games, in which >>> users can compete with each other, and BBSes with multiple phone lines >>> often provide chat rooms, allowing users to interact with each other." >>> >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulletin_board_system >>> >>> My main involvement with BBS Boards began with Cybercafe with a certain >>> MR.Bunting (http://www.irational.org/cybercafe) >>> >>> marc >>> _______________________________________________ >>> NetBehaviour mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour >>> >>> >> >> >> >> | Alan Sondheim Mail archive: http://sondheim.rupamsunyata.org/ >> | Webpage (directory) at http://www.alansondheim.org >> | [email protected], [email protected], tel US 718-813-3285 >> ! http://www.facebook.com/alan.sondheim >> >> _______________________________________________ >> NetBehaviour mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour >> > > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > -- Reality Engineer> Synthetic Environment Strategist> Game[r + ] Theorist. ::http://unhub.com/netwurker :: _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
