Title
Bulletin Board System (BBS) Documentary
Catalog Number
102651475
Type
Moving image
Description
This three-part documentary, directed by Jason Scott and produced by Nicole Sparks, charts the growth and development of Bulletin Board Systems, or BBSes. The three discs contain segments focusing on specific aspects of BBS culture, including system adminstration (sysops), the Fidonet computer network, the ANSI art scene, the hacking/phreaking/cracking subculture of the 1980s, and the role of the dial-up BBS in the growth of the internet. According to the DVD label text, "portions of the BBS documentary are licensed under an Attribute-ShareAlike Creative Commons license, information available at http://www.creativecommons.org" Additional information about the documentary can be found at its website, http://www.bbsdocumentary.com
Date
2004
Credits
Scott, Jason
Publisher
Bovine Ignition Systems
Format
Digital Video Disc (DVD)
