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Commonly known as  a '''BBS''', a bulletin board is a computer running server communication software known as a '''Bulletin Board System''' that allows users to connect remotely to the system using a [[terminal]] or a [[terminal emulator]]. BBS packages typically allowed you to upload and download software, chat with other BBS users using mail, forums or direct links, and some had interactive features such as games and so on.
Commonly known as  a '''BBS''', a bulletin board is a computer running server communication software known as a '''Bulletin Board System''' that allows users to connect remotely to the system using a terminal or a terminal emulator. BBS packages typically allowed you to upload and download software, chat with other BBS users using mail, forums or direct links, and some had interactive features such as games and so on.


===A few classic OS/2 BBS's===
== OS/2 BBS ==
 
===America===
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
{|class="wikitable"
!Name||Alternate names||BBS||Sysop||Remit||Location||Timeframe||Language||Notes
!Name||Alternate names||BBS||Sysop||Remit||Location||Timeframe||Notes
|-
|Digital Inc||Net 275 Internet Gateway & SE Virginia 275 NEC (97 ~ 99), Cumulus Cloud BBS (96 ~ 97)||TriBBS||Joshua Ecklund||General||Virginia, USA||1996 ~ 1999||A general BBS that offered UUCP services from 97 onwards, operated the MAOS2UG BBS (below) on behalf of the [[Mid-Atlantic OS/2 User Group]] for about a year+ in 98/9
|-
|Gilmore Systems BBS|| ||Magnum||Chuck Gilmore|| ||Thousand Oaks, California||1989-||
|-
|IBM National Support Center BBS|| || ||IBM Corp.|| ||Atlanta, Georgia||1989-||
|-
|Mid-Atlantic OS/2 User Group Bulletin Board Service||MAOS2UG BBS||TriBBS (98 ~ 99)||[[Steven Grim]] (1994 ~ 1997) Joshua Ecklund (1998 ~ 1999)||OS/2||Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA||1994 ~ 1999||Operated on behalf of the [[Mid-Atlantic OS/2 User Group]]
|-
|-
|Digital Inc||Net 275 Internet Gateway & SE Virginia 275 NEC (97 ~ 99), Cumulus Cloud BBS (96 ~ 97)||[[TriBBS]]||[[Joshua Ecklund]]||General||Virginia, USA||1996 ~ 1999||English||A general BBS that offered UUCP services from 97 onwards, operated the MAOS2UG BBS (below) on behalf of the [[Mid-Atlantic OS/2 User Group]] for about a year+ in 98/9
|Mr Ed's Corner||Late Nite w Slurpy||Renegade, Telegard and GNSS||[[Edward Stangler]]||Programming, OS/2||Houston, Texas, USA||1991 ~ 2000||Edhanced Software (BBS door development)
|-
|-
|Mid-Atlantic OS/2 User Group Bulletin Board Service||MAOS2UG BBS||[[TriBBS]] (98 ~ 99)||[[Steven Grim]] (1994 ~ 1997) [[Joshua Ecklund]] (1998 ~ 1999)||OS/2||Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA||1994 ~ 1999||English||Operated on behalf of the [[Mid-Atlantic OS/2 User Group]]
|OS/2 Advisor||OS2BBS|| ||[[Frank McKenney]]||OS/2 tech||Richmond, Virginia, USA||1999||Held out a number of FAQ's that related to OS/2 install and configuration
|-
|-
|OS/2 Advisor||OS2BBS||??||[[Frank McKenney]]||OS/2 tech||Richmond, Virginia, USA||?? (Still operating in 1999)||English||Held out a number of FAQ's that related to OS/2 install and configuration
|OS/2 BBS||Norloff's OS/2 Shareware BBS & Web||? + PowerWeb Server++||Peter Norloff||OS/2 files||USA||? to 2012-11-22||Subscription required, primarily an OS/2 file collection although it had some interactive features and news section during its hayday in the 90s.
|-
|-
|OS/2 BBS||Norloff's OS/2 Shareware BBS & Web||?? + [[PowerWeb Server++]]||Peter Norloff||OS/2 files||USA||?? to 2012-11-22||English||Subscribtion required, primarily an OS/2 file collection although it had some interactive features and news section during its hayday in the 90's, see: http://www.os2bbs.com
|TalkLink||OS2BBS||TalkLink on z/OS||[[IBM]]||OS/2 technical support||USA||1990's||Official OS/2 technical support and download BBS, also accessible via the internet and internal IBM network
|}
 
===Europe===
{|class="wikitable"
|+Denmark
!Name||Alternate names||BBS||Sysop||Remit||Location||Timeframe||Notes
|-
|-
|The Programmer's Inn||-||??||[[Søren Ager]]||OS/2, Programming & Pascal||Denmark||??||Danish||OS/2 and programming related files mostly, part of [[PascalNet]].
|1st Avenue BBS||-|| ||Thomas Larsen||OS/2, DOS & Win95||Denmark|| ||OS/2 and DOS BBS that later added Win95 support, strong on utilities and games
|-
|-
|TalkLink||OS2BBS||TalkLink on z/OS||[[IBM]]||OS/2 technical support||USA||1990's||English||Official OS/2 technical support and download BBS, also accessible via the internet and internal IBM network
|The Programmer's Inn||-|| ||[[Søren Ager]]||OS/2, Programming & Pascal||Denmark|| ||OS/2 and programming related files mostly, part of PascalNet.
|}
|}


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Latest revision as of 23:02, 2 May 2023

Commonly known as a BBS, a bulletin board is a computer running server communication software known as a Bulletin Board System that allows users to connect remotely to the system using a terminal or a terminal emulator. BBS packages typically allowed you to upload and download software, chat with other BBS users using mail, forums or direct links, and some had interactive features such as games and so on.

OS/2 BBS

America

Name Alternate names BBS Sysop Remit Location Timeframe Notes
Digital Inc Net 275 Internet Gateway & SE Virginia 275 NEC (97 ~ 99), Cumulus Cloud BBS (96 ~ 97) TriBBS Joshua Ecklund General Virginia, USA 1996 ~ 1999 A general BBS that offered UUCP services from 97 onwards, operated the MAOS2UG BBS (below) on behalf of the Mid-Atlantic OS/2 User Group for about a year+ in 98/9
Gilmore Systems BBS Magnum Chuck Gilmore Thousand Oaks, California 1989-
IBM National Support Center BBS IBM Corp. Atlanta, Georgia 1989-
Mid-Atlantic OS/2 User Group Bulletin Board Service MAOS2UG BBS TriBBS (98 ~ 99) Steven Grim (1994 ~ 1997) Joshua Ecklund (1998 ~ 1999) OS/2 Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA 1994 ~ 1999 Operated on behalf of the Mid-Atlantic OS/2 User Group
Mr Ed's Corner Late Nite w Slurpy Renegade, Telegard and GNSS Edward Stangler Programming, OS/2 Houston, Texas, USA 1991 ~ 2000 Edhanced Software (BBS door development)
OS/2 Advisor OS2BBS Frank McKenney OS/2 tech Richmond, Virginia, USA 1999 Held out a number of FAQ's that related to OS/2 install and configuration
OS/2 BBS Norloff's OS/2 Shareware BBS & Web ? + PowerWeb Server++ Peter Norloff OS/2 files USA ? to 2012-11-22 Subscription required, primarily an OS/2 file collection although it had some interactive features and news section during its hayday in the 90s.
TalkLink OS2BBS TalkLink on z/OS IBM OS/2 technical support USA 1990's Official OS/2 technical support and download BBS, also accessible via the internet and internal IBM network

Europe

Denmark
Name Alternate names BBS Sysop Remit Location Timeframe Notes
1st Avenue BBS - Thomas Larsen OS/2, DOS & Win95 Denmark OS/2 and DOS BBS that later added Win95 support, strong on utilities and games
The Programmer's Inn - Søren Ager OS/2, Programming & Pascal Denmark OS/2 and programming related files mostly, part of PascalNet.
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