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[adolescent]

Saw this posted on another forum and thought it was good enough to share (okay, maybe I'm a geek but I enjoyed it!).

The BBS Documentary

n the Summer of 2001, Jason Scott, a computer historian (and proprietor of the textfiles.com history site) wondered if anyone had made a film about these BBSes. They hadn't, so he decided he would.

Four years, thousands of miles of travelling, and over 200 interviews later, "BBS: The Documentary", a mini-series of 8 episodes about the history of the BBS, is now available. Spanning 3 DVDs and totalling five and a half hours, this documentary is actually eight documentaries about different aspects of this important story in the annals of computer history.

Among the features of this documentary:

* 5 and a half hours of episodes * Over 80 minutes of bonus footage * Commentary Tracks and Statements by Jason Scott * Easter Eggs * Subtitles on all Episodes and Footage * Region-Free DVDS (Play them anywhere) * No Copy Protection, CSS or Macrovision * Licensed under Creative Commons * DVD-ROM Section with: o Thousands of photos o Additional audio interviews o Speeches by Jason Scott and guests

Videos available on Google Video (should be 8 of them in the series).

http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=BBS+the+documentary

[adolescent]

Or you can buy the DVD set from the webpage and impress your friends!

[odin]

That made me all nostalgic =). Thanks!

[adolescent]

Chuck Fosberg is my hero. (Ok, well Steve Punter is right up there too!)

[odin]

Got a torrent to the DVD ISOs perhaps?