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Reblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
autumn@tech.lgbt ("Autumn Mahoney :sparkletrans:") wrote:
Today marks the thirtieth anniversary of the public launch of Sound Bytes BBS.
My BBS was one of the places we as local computer hobbyists congregated before Internet access was commonplace. It specialized in being a place to discuss computer music and the PC demo scene that I was so fascinated by, and was a home base for our aspiring demo group The Coteric Continuum.
I even managed to mirror a few important Usenet groups via UUCP to the BBS message area, primarily so we could all read comp.sys.ibm.pc.demos.
It was a magical time where we could see the potential of online connection but we had to be really creative with the tools we had to find ways to make it happen.
I still dust off the archives and log in locally every few years or so to look around and remember.
They say that we Xennials have a strong footing in both the analog and digital worlds. I mark this day thirty years ago as one of my biggest leaps across that divide.
Attachments:
- A DOS computer running Sound Bytes BBS, showing the T.A.G. idle screen waiting for callers. (remote)
- Sound Bytes BBS information screen, showing "Online since 10/30/93" and today's date of "10/30/2023". (remote)
- The "Sound Bytes specialties" screen. (remote)
- Photo of the main menu when logged into Sound Bytes BBS, with menu headings for 🎵, Systems, Message, File, Doors, Bulletins, and Chat. (remote)
