BBS The Documentary

blade002 · 31 August 2008, 12:59

An excellent snippet of what seems to be an awesome documentary

Enjoy reminiscing about our early BBS days. I would love to see the entire thing

And i love in particular where it mentions all the different systems of the time including Commodore.

[ Show youtube player ]

illy5603 · 31 August 2008, 21:14

Hi Blade,

They cover the commodore a bit but mostly focus on PC ansii art for their "Scene" stuff. At one point they talk about an "Uzi Suicide" BBS and we have a guy here that ran a BBS called Uzi Suicide but I am not sure if it is the same cat.

Anyway, the documentary is awesome, but there is very little Amiga specific coverage. I think the guy switched to creative commons for at least part of the documentary and you can find that on any torrent tracker. Worth the DL for sure.

nathey · 31 August 2008, 23:06

Hope this benefits everyone here

Part 1

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...he+Documentary

Part 2

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...he+Documentary

mcbpete · 31 August 2008, 23:16

Nice, cheers for the link man. Looking forward to watching this one !

Steve C · 31 August 2008, 23:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by illy5603

Hi Blade,

They cover the commodore a bit but mostly focus on PC ansii art for their "Scene" stuff. At one point they talk about an "Uzi Suicide" BBS and we have a guy here that ran a BBS called Uzi Suicide but I am not sure if it is the same cat.

Anyway, the documentary is awesome, but there is very little Amiga specific coverage. I think the guy switched to creative commons for at least part of the documentary and you can find that on any torrent tracker. Worth the DL for sure.

He said "cat".

illy5603 · 31 August 2008, 23:28

@Steve C,

Is this some U.K. slang I am not aware of? Haha, in my area it is an outdated way to say "dude" or "bloke" or "geezer"

Steve C · 31 August 2008, 23:39

Any one of those alternatives would do. "Cat" is very passé.

But funny.

Andec · 01 September 2008, 12:08

I have seen all the episodes of this doco. Very interesting. The best parts (for me) were the interviews with the guy that invented fidonet. That and seeing the actual machine the worlds first BBS ran from. Oh and interviews with the original developers. Oh and.....

Bugger it.... The whole is worth watching.

exoticaga · 03 September 2008, 23:45

Links for downloading in the background.

Quote:

Swedish television documentary about BBS and the demoscene.flv

http://ehfgpr.vp.video.l.google.com/...eodownload.flv

The BBS Documentary - Part 1 - Baud.flv

http://anehmu.vp.video.l.google.com/...eodownload.flv

The BBS Documentary - Part 2 - Sysops and users.flv

http://vp.video.google.com/videodown...eodownload.flv

The BBS Documentary - Part 3 - Make It Pay.flv

http://ehmupr.vp.video.l.google.com/...eodownload.flv

The BBS Documentary - Part 4 - Fidonet.flv

http://anpqug.vp.video.l.google.com/...eodownload.flv

The BBS Documentary - Part 5 - Art Scene.flv

http://gwgxkcmu.vp.video.l.google.co...eodownload.flv

The BBS Documentary - Part 6 - Hpac.flv

http://vp.video.google.com/videodown...eodownload.flv

The BBS Documentary - Part 7 -No Carrier.flv

http://vp.video.google.com/videodown...eodownload.flv

The BBS Documentary - Part 8 - compression.flv

http://ehkcmu.vp.video.l.google.com/...eodownload.flv

31 August 2008, 12:59	#1
blade002 Zone Friend Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Australia Age: 50 Posts: 2,616	BBS The Documentary An excellent snippet of what seems to be an awesome documentary Enjoy reminiscing about our early BBS days. I would love to see the entire thing And i love in particular where it mentions all the different systems of the time including Commodore. [ Show youtube player ]

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31 August 2008, 21:14	#2
illy5603 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPaT CiTY Posts: 557	Hi Blade, They cover the commodore a bit but mostly focus on PC ansii art for their "Scene" stuff. At one point they talk about an "Uzi Suicide" BBS and we have a guy here that ran a BBS called Uzi Suicide but I am not sure if it is the same cat. Anyway, the documentary is awesome, but there is very little Amiga specific coverage. I think the guy switched to creative commons for at least part of the documentary and you can find that on any torrent tracker. Worth the DL for sure.

31 August 2008, 23:06	#3
nathey Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: UK Leicester/Crewe Age: 37 Posts: 22	Hope this benefits everyone here Part 1 http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...he+Documentary Part 2 http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...he+Documentary

31 August 2008, 23:16	#4
mcbpete Zone Friend Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: London, England Age: 42 Posts: 239	Nice, cheers for the link man. Looking forward to watching this one !

31 August 2008, 23:28	#6
illy5603 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPaT CiTY Posts: 557	@Steve C, Is this some U.K. slang I am not aware of? Haha, in my area it is an outdated way to say "dude" or "bloke" or "geezer"

31 August 2008, 23:39	#7
Steve C Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Burnley, Lancs Posts: 62	Any one of those alternatives would do. "Cat" is very passé. But funny.

01 September 2008, 12:08	#8
Andec Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Australia Age: 53 Posts: 83	I have seen all the episodes of this doco. Very interesting. The best parts (for me) were the interviews with the guy that invented fidonet. That and seeing the actual machine the worlds first BBS ran from. Oh and interviews with the original developers. Oh and..... Bugger it.... The whole is worth watching.

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