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BBS Documentary Now Shipping

Posted by Hemos on from the ready-and-ordered dept.

Prophetic_Truth writes "Jason Scott is now shipping his BBS Documentary, which consists of five and a half hours of episodes outlining the history of Bulletin Board Systems. On a personal note, I can't wait to get my preordered copy! I've been looking forward to this documentary more so than HHGTG and Star Wars ROTS."

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  1. You'd pick a BBS documentary over SW and H2G2? by mtrisk · · Score: 4, Funny

    Oh come on, they weren't that bad...

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  2. turbo nerd! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    We've hit a new low when a BBS documentary is more anticipated than Hollywood's best. No, wait...

  3. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 4, Funny

    Comment removed based on user account deletion

  4. Who's posting the torrent? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Well the guy said it was licensed under Creative Commons so who's ponying up the $50 so we can mooch it?

  5. Torrents? by Average_Joe_Sixpack · · Score: 4, Funny

    Can we download the torrent using kermet?

    1. Re:Torrents? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      No but you can use zmodem.

  6. Pirated versions by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    It remains to be seen if uuencoded pirated versions will be seen on fidonet...

  7. Huh? by Posthumous+Arkansas · · Score: 2, Funny

    A BBC documentary about what? I don't get it. There not even a title, or anyth. . .

    Oh, nevermind.

  8. I too am excited by Pao|o · · Score: 5, Funny
    I can't wait to get my preordered copy!

    I can't wait to get my BitTorrent copy!

  9. Date? You mean dates, don't you? by glrotate · · Score: 4, Funny

    I figure any chick would be horny out of her mind after 45 minutes of 300 baud delight. This thing is good for six or seven hookups.

  10. I can't be the only one... by espergreen · · Score: 5, Funny

    Whats a BBS?

    1. Re:I can't be the only one... by bnitsua · · Score: 4, Funny

      they were the slashdot of their time (mid 80's-early 90's.)
      the information was never accurate, a lot of the users were 10 years old, the porn was disgusting, no one knew how to spell...,but damnit, they were all we had.

  11. Worst BBS prank ever by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Back when I used my older brothers ATARI 1200XL and 1200baud modem my friend Matt posted my home phone number on a bunch of BBS reviews saying that I ran an awesome BBS that had 50+ MB of pirated games. My phone rang all day and at all hours of the night for a week. Everytime we picked up the phone it would give us the piercing modem squawk! My Mom was so pissed!

  12. I'm confused.. by sik0fewl · · Score: 4, Funny

    On a personal note, I can't wait to get my preordered copy! I've been looking forward to this documentary more so than HHGTG and Star Wars ROTS.

    Does this make him more geeky or less geeky?

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