BBS: The Documentary
(2005)Streaming Episode Guide
Season 1
Compression
Episode 8 - 7-09-2005
Compression tells the story of the PKWARE/SEA legal battle of the late 1980s and how a fight that broke out over something as simple as data compression resulted in waylaid lives and lost opportunity.
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No Carrier
Episode 7 - 7-02-2005
No Carrier wishes a fond farewell to the dial-up BBS and its integration into the Internet.
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HPAC (Hacking Phreaking Anarchy Cracking)
Episode 6 - 6-25-2005
HPAC (Hacking Phreaking Anarchy Cracking) hears from some of the users of "underground" BBSes and their unique view of the world of information and computers.
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Artscene
Episode 5 - 6-18-2005
Artscene tells the rarely-heard history of the ANSI Art Scene that thrived in the BBS world, where art was currency and battles waged over nothing more than pure talent.
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FidoNet
Episode 4 - 6-11-2005
Fidonet covers the largest volunteer-run computer network in history, and the people who made it a joy and a political nightmare.
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Make It Pay
Episode 3 - 6-04-2005
Make it Pay covers the BBS industry that rose in the 1980's and grew to fantastic heights before disappearing almost overnight.
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SysOps and Users
Episode 2 - 5-28-2005
Sysops and Users introduces the stories of the people who used BBSes, and lets them tell their own stories of living in this new world.
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Baud
Episode 1 - 5-21-2005
Baud introduces the story of the beginning of the BBS, including interviews with Ward Christensen and Randy Suess, who used a snowstorm as an inspiration to change the world.
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