In 1978, two computer hobbyists wiring a machine through a Chicago blizzard and built the online message board that helped create internet forums

A 1978 Chicago snowstorm sparked an innovation: the Computerized Bulletin Board System (CBBS). Two hobbyists connected a ...
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Electronic Bulletin Boards

Electronic bulletin boards (also known as message boards or as computer forums) are online communication systems where one can share, request, or discuss information on just about any subject. E-mail ...
Network World

History of computers, part 1 — The bulletin board system

Before we had always-available, fast connections to multiple servers, we had dial-up modems and bulletin board systems (BBS). And it wasn’t even that long ago. One weird little quirk about being human ...
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Online bulletin board inventor Randy Suess dies at 74

It's a sad week if you've ever posted on a social network or an internet forum. Randy Suess, the creator of the software for first online public bulletin board, died on December 10th at the age of 74.