BBS Textfiles

While the vast majority of the textfiles on this site came from Bulletin Board Systems (BBSes), a much smaller percentage concern themselves with the actual nuts-and-bolts issues, heartaches, triumphs, and wonder of the BBSes themselves. This section covers those files specifically.

Imagine a simple home computer, maybe an Apple II or Commodore 64, sitting in a basement of a suburban house, or maybe in the bedroom of a young computer kid, waiting eagerly for the next calling to come down the second phone line (or even the only phone line, late at night) so that the single user could read and post messages, upload and download files, or ask the SysOp (system operator) if they wanted to chat. This was the single node of power which gave hundreds of kids the platform to express themselves or affect the world around them, one caller at a time.

These files rank among my favorites; reading the rants about the rules of the BBSes, the distant but emotionally powerful networks that rose between groups of people who never met, and the glimpses you are given into how it was to have your machine running a message base, hoping that you were going to get the most "posts" of any of the boards running in your neighborhood. Fantastic.

Directories

ADS - Small Ads for Various BBSes

BBSLISTS - Lists of Telephone Numbers of BBSes Long Past

CBBS - CBBS: The Last Days of the First BBS

DELAM - Dr. Delam's Collection of Hacker Captures, Messages, and Files

DESTRUCTION - Files on or how to Crash and Destroy BBSes

FIDONET - Files, News and Information from the FidoNet Experience

FILELISTS - Lists of Files Available on BBSes Long Past

ICENEWS - Issues of the ICEnet Newsletter

KEELYNET - The File Collection from the Incredible KeelyNet BBS

MINDVOX - The MindVox Collection: Menus, Files and Forums of MindVox BBS, First Edition

PASCO - PASCO BBS Magazine (1993-1997)

PRINTOUTS - The Jason Scott / TEXTFILES.COM BBS Printout Collection

TMOK - Files from the 401 BBS "The Ministry of Knowledge"

UA - Messages, Logos and Captures from the Unauthorised BBS (1990-1995)

WWIVNEWS - Issues of the WWIVnews Newsletter

Files

!sathack.txt - An Introduction to the Sathack BBS

12budord.txt - The Twelve Commandments of BBS Users

144bbs.txt - 144BBS List, Compiled by the Downtown BBS (List of BBSes running 14.4k Modems)

144intro.txt - Introduction to the 14.4k Modem BBS List

1598.ufo - The MUFON Member's Guide to BBSing (How to Act on a UFO Format BBS)

2020bbs.msg - Message from Roy Lipscomb offering to sell MP/M System on the 20/20 BBS (May 23, 1991)

21.txt - Application to Join a Set of Adult Conferences on a BBS

221 - Taming the Wild Kitty: Running a Wildcat! 4 BBS

3rddegree.asc - Collection of Disks owned by Dave Burns on his Atari, with Intro by Matt Huls (1989)

514cu.txt - The Complete Story of How to Become Elite in 514 by Mechanix

612bust.txt - The IBM Bust of 612 by Professor Falken, Ex-Sysop of The Alliance (January 29, 1988)

800_4bbs.txt - How to Get an 800 Number so All the Phreaks can Call the Best BBSes in the World and AT&T Pays for It

800bbs.txt - America's Validated Toll-Free BBS List by Kevin Brook (December 31, 1994)

9600data.txt - A Comparison of High Speed Modems Compatibility/Features/Differences/Prices (March 3, 1991)

9x.nfo - Introduction to the 9X Group (Guidelines)

a-dial.txt - Soft Docs: A-Dial Version 2.0, by Gerard Lane

abbbs.txt - All the secrets of Another Bloody BBS

abuse.bbs - Jim Anderson Gives up on The Most Significant Byte BBS (January 13, 1985)

abuse.txt - The Jim Anderson BBS Rant, with Additional Comments

abusebbs.txt - The Best Ways to Abuse a BBS by The Joker

access.app - Application for Access to the Altered States BBS

ad - BBS Ad: Country Micro RBBS

ad-art.txt - Rusty and Edie's BBS: From the Beginning to the Beginning

advntge.txt - The Ven-Tel Modem Advantage

ae.pro.tutorial - The Blue Adept presents: ASCII Express II: The Pro (1993)

an13.txt - BBS Crashing Techniques by Mr. Memorix (January 27, 1987)

aop.faq - Association of Online Professionals Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

aop.txt - Association of Online Professionals Information and Membership Application

arghack.new - Another Chat with the Argus BBS Hackers (Boston BBS) by Criminal Minded

argusdrk.fun - Argus Hackers: Scraping the Bottom of the Barrel by Kingpin (April 2, 1992)

arrest.txt - Getting Busted: An Experience and a Warning

arubin.txt - Andy Rubin Says Goodbye to The Spies in the Wire

aspbbs.txt - List of ASP BBSes (1994)

at_set.txt - A Rundown of the Hayes AT Command Set

author.txt - Some Words from the Scan Man of P-80 BBS about His Hacker Chronicles CD-ROM

babbs001.txt - Babbs Boy Presents: Anti-Fed BBS Security

basics.asc - BBS Basics from Pasco BBS Magazine

baud-bps.txt - Baud is Not Equal to BPS, by Grant DeLorean (February 26, 1990)

bbbasics.txt - The BBS Basics, from Pasco Magazine (1993)

bbs-suit.txt - BBS Suit: Linda Thompson Vs. Bob Predaina of the Professional's Choice BBS

bbs.txt - Whatever Happened to COMMUNICATION In BBSes?

bbs30.asc - The 30 Commandments of BBSing

bbs_mnrs.txt - Some Hints on General BBS Etiquitte

bbsburn.txt - The BBS Burnings, by Lance Rose of NetLaw

bbscd_ol.txt - The BBS Callers Digest Online Version Information File and Pricing (March 10, 1992)

bbsdeath.pro - The Death of BBSes

bbsethic.txt - Ethics for BBS Users

bbsfaq.toc - The Official BBS FAQ, Version 1.0, 1994 by Claire Walters

bbsfaq01.txt - The Official BBS FAQ: Chapter 1: Introduction

bbsfaq02.txt - The Official BBS FAQ: Part 2: Shareware

bbsfaq03.txt - The Official BBS FAQ: Part 3: Remote Access

bbsfaq04.txt - The Official BBS FAQ: Part 4: Vision X

bbsfaq05.txt - The Official BBS FAQ Part 5

bbsfaq06.txt - The Official BBS FAQ Part 6

bbsfaq07.txt - The Official BBS FAQ, Part 7

bbsfaq08.txt - The Official BBS FAQ Part 8

bbsfaq09.txt - The Official BBS FAQ Part 9

bbsfaq11.txt - The Offical BBS FAQ: Part 11

bbshist.txt - The History of BBSes and How They Came to Be In the Hopeful State They Are Now, by Thomas Ark (December 4, 1986)

bbshistory.txt - The History of BBSes and How They Came to Be in the Hopeful State They Are Today, by Thomas Ark (December 4, 1986)

bbsinfil.txt - Computer Terror and Distruction: Issue #1 - BBS Infiltration by the Chamelion

bbslaw.man - Version 1.1 - BBS LEGAL GUIDE by Clary and Kraft, 1993

bbslaw.txt - Collection of BBS Laws Disclaimer To Put On Your BBS

bbslbl.txt - A List of BBSes and Their Mailing Addresses

bbslist.txt - List of "Official ModemNews Stands" for Issue #15

bbslog.txt - Using the Files in the BBS Log Program

bbslog1 - BBS Call Log

bbslog2 - BBS Call Log (Second Page)

bbsloser.txt - The Loser Users, by The Trash Compactor

bbspeak.txt - Collection of BBS Speak

bbspr.txt - The Computer Bulletin Board Guide to Public Relations Version 1.6 by Robert Parson (1994) (Concatenated)

bbsrates.txt - On the Oregon BBS Rates Case (1992)

bbsrev.ans - Jeff Hunter's BBS Review (In ANSI) September 17, 1992

bbsrev.asc - Jeff Hunter's BBS Review by Jeff Hunter (September 17, 1992)

bbsting.txt - Police Set up BBS Stings, by Jim Forbes, Infoworld

bbstip12.txt - Effective Shareware Distribution via the BBS Channel Version 1.2 (August 10, 1992)

be-sysop.txt - So You Want to Be a SysOp, by Wally Byczek, Wallyworld BBS 1989

billcat.ana - Exploding Bill the Cat's Brain

bio - The Biography of the Sysops of The Invention Factory BBS

birth.txt - Collection of Birthdays for different BBSes and BBS Users, St. Louis Area

blitzend.txt - The End of the Blitzkreig BBS, Transcribed by Phantasm [09/01/93]

boards.txt - My Secret Life on the Boards by J.D. Hildebrand

boardsims.txt - Board Simulations: A Great Collection of Title Screens of 1980's Hacker BBSes (1987)

boardsims2.txt - Board Simulations: A Great Collection of Title Screens of 1980's Hacker BBSes (1987) (Slightly Different Version)

bob-2.man - The Bust of the Private Sector BBS (August 1985)

boilerroom.txt - CAPTURE: Using the Boiler Room BBS (December 2, 1989)

bom.app - An Application to Join the BOM Squad

bradford.txt - BRADFORD LUDES IS A MAJOR LAMER

brainst.orm - Some of the HoHoCon 1991 Brainstorming Session

bulletin.txt - Engineering Oriented Bulletin Board Systems Directory (April 8, 1991)

bullshit.txt - The Pirates of Puget Sound talk about the Hard Drive Crash

callback.txt - Callback Verification is for Chump Sysops! By Colostomy Bagboy

capitol.txt - Information about the Capitol Connection BBS

career.txt - Fraudulent Behaviour #2: Career Opportunities: A Hacker's Guide to a $50,000 Job (June 14, 1996)

cbbsbrth.msg - Ward Christensen Explains to Janet Balas how CBBS Came to Be (March 1, 1993)

cbv.txt - How to hack CBVs (Call-back Verification Systems) by Morpheus

cfog1.log - Partial log of session on RCPM of "Chicago's First Osborne Group." from Roy Lipscomb

cfog2.log - Partial log of session on RCPM of "Chicago's First Osborne Group." from Roy Lipscomb

changbbs.txt - The Changing BBS, by Lois B. Laulicht, CCC of WV (1992)

chatchatchat1.txt - CAPTURE: The Chat! Chat! Chat! BBS (May 19, 1993)

chatchatchat2.txt - CAPTURE: The Chat! Chat! Chat! BBS (May 9, 1993)

chatchatchat3.txt - CAPTURE: The Chat! Chat! Chat! BBS (May 16, 1993)

chatchatchat4.txt - CAPTURE: The Chat! Chat! Chat! BBS (December 1, 1993)

chatwar.txt - IronHorse goes deep into a chat-war being held on three BBSes in the New Jersey Area (Excellent)

closing.net - Closing the Net by Greg Costikyan (January 1991)

color - The Facelss Computer, by Tony Curro (1992)

colorama.txt - BBS CAPTURE: The Colorama BBS

comcrime - Computer Crime and Punishment by Kevin Heyboer, Sysop of the Pinellas Law Enforcement BBS (March 17, 1986)

command.txt - The BBS Commandments from "Link-Up" Magazines

commands.bbs - The Thirty BBS Commandments

compcult - An Introduction to the Computer Underground, by The Butler, 2/26/1991

compueti.txt - Computer Etiquitte by Mel North

computer.cri - Computer Crime: Current Practices, Problems and Proposed Solutions, by Brian J. Peretti

coolhand.hac - Coolhand Luke explains what is happening with TNSHB TGR

coph.log - Log of Session on the Committee of the Physically Handicapped BBS, by Roy Lipscomb

corruptinf.hac - Corrupt Security BBS Introduces Itself

cosysop.txt - Thoughts on Co-Sysops for WWIV Boards and Security Levels in General

crash2 - How to Crash GBBS II Boards

crashae.pro - A Sysop's Guide to AE

crashem - What to Do When You Break Into a BBS by Doctor Crush

cshcommy.txt - How to Crash a Commodore BBS

cursehist.txt - The Curse BBS, by The Incognito: A History (1988)

cyberthr.txt - CYBERThrash by Julian Dibbell (March 1990)

danger1.txt - The Danger of Computer Bulletin Boards by Chief Alfred Olsen (October 29, 1993)

danger2.txt - The Danger of Computer Bulletin Boards by Chief Alfred O. Olsen (Second Part)

danger3.txt - The Danger of Computer Bullet Boards, by Alfred O. Olsen (Part III)

dde-31.txt - Distorted Digital Erection #31 (June 2, 1994)

dead1.txt - The History of the BBS User, a Musical Drama in 5 Parts

defense.txt - Your Defense as a BBS Operator, by Brian Oblivion (1992)

deflib.bbs - Defamation Liability of Computerized BBS Operators and Problems of Proof by John R. Kahn

design.bbs - Some Designs Ideas for a BBS Program

diaryhack.txt - The Diary of a Hacker Parts I and II by the Cuisinart Blade (Excellent)

dirtydzn.txt - The Dirty Dozen: An Uploaded Program Alert List Issue #7 (January 4, 1987)

disaster.!!! - Extremely Long File About Why they're Not a Pirate BBS

dishpavc.frm - NFO FILE: Fucking Hostile BBS System

dljunkie.txt - Confessions of a Download Junkie (How to Tell You're Addicted to Downloading)

document.txt - A User Describes his Dream BBS Software, Centrum

dodontae.hum - The Do's and Dont's of ASCII Express by Quasimoto

donate.nws - A Very Interesting Fight Breaks Out About Charging Subscription Rates for a Previously Public BBS (1989)

downtime.bul - A Policy Regarding BBS Downtime

dpa-bbs.-10 - The Disktop Publishing BBS - The Epicenter of Electronic Publishing by Ron Albright, Sysop

dpa-q&a.-10 - What is "disktop publishing?"

dti1.txt - Midnite Computer Wiring Society Profile by DTI of Kryptic Night (1990)

dvoraktcimp.txt - John Dvorak: Keystone Kops Caper in Computer Community (About the Tom Tcimpidis Case) (October 12, 1984)

electricav.txt - Welcome Message from Electric Avenue BBS

electrop.txt - Electropolis: Communication and Community on Internet Relay Chat by Elizabeth M. Reid (1991)

elite.acc - A somewhat serious attempt by LOD to explain what the phrase "Elite" truly means and how to achieve it

elites.txt - Someone who is VERY Angry about the Eliteness of a BBS

end.metal.ae - The End of the Metal AE, by Lustfer Death

endmetalae.txt - The End of the Metal AE (February 14, 1990)

engrgbbs.lst - Engineering Oriented Bulletin Board Systems Directory (April 8, 1991)

exconf.log - Log of a Session on the Executive Region Premium BBS by Roy Lipscomb (August 8, 1992)

exec-pc - About the Exec-PC Network (Since 1982) by the Exec-PC BBS (1991)

fbi - Excerpts from The FBI and Your BBS, from The Net News Admin of Ripco.Com (September 5, 1994)

fbi&bbs.txt - The FBI Comes Rapping, Rapping At Your BBS by Brock N. Meeks

fbi1 - Offworld BBS Buster: Computer Operator Denies Porn Menu by Christine Bertelson (January 19, 1993)

fbiraid.txt - Colonel Guilty of Sending Porn over Computer from the Associated Press

fdfaq.001 - FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions about FrontDoor, TosScan, and Related Utilities

feardead.txt - The Fear and Loathing BBS Was Busted Today, August 3, 1993

fever - The BBS Fever by Steve King

fever.txt - The Tragedy of On-Line Addition, by Steve King

file9301.src - How do I Get a Copy of the Hack Report? (FidoNet)

filter.hst - Telecomputing: BBS of the Month by Curt Phillips (Line Noise Filter)

fixline.txt - Your System Has Noise! By Bill Noel

flamers.bib - The Flamer's Bible by Joe Talmadge

flamerul.txt - A Guide to BBS Flames by Stacy A. Thomas (Junary 4, 1993)

flmtips.txt - Otto's Flame Tips: How to Conduct a Flame War, or How to Piss off FIDOnet Sysops in Network 105

fotmw.txt - The Fall of the Modem World, by Chris (Unformatted)

freenopc.txt - The New Orleans Personal Computer Club Membership Information File

fremont.hac - Articles Concerning the California "Fremont Bust" (March, 1986)

fuckdave.txt - Fuck Dave Lindsey (Warchild) by CyberChrist (November 11, 1993)

galnet.txt - Galactica Net: Information and Rules

galnetco.txt - GalacticNet: Rules and Regulation

gateway.ann - Information on Gateway '89 (BBS Convention in NY)

geatari.txt - CAPTURE: Atari ST RT Software Library from GEnie Information Service (1993)

gelamp.asc - CAPTURE: Using the General Electric GEnie service in 1993 (February 5, 1993)

genieuse.txt - CAPTURE: Using the GEnie Information Service (and the Atari ST Forums) (July 4, 1990)

gttutor0.txt - Factual Errors in "GTTUTOR and MEGALink" Files by Chuck Forsberg (June 23, 1987)

gttutor1.txt - A Tutorial about Modem Communications by Raymond Wood and Jim Davis

gttutor2.txt - Conversation with Hames Davis and Raymond Wood Regarding Modems and GT PowerComm

gttutor3.txt - Conversation with Hames Davis and Raymond Wood Regarding Modems and GT PowerComm (Part III)

guide.txt - The Ultraviolet Cafe's Guide to Better Modeming Cuisine, by Tony Frey

h96sysop.txt - Explanation of the Hayes Sysop Program

ha-groto.txt - The Grotto User List By: Trippin' Phreak and Rankor, Edited By: DySPhuNXioN

hacker-1.boy - The Loser Hacker Wannabe on ARGUS by Genetic Mutation

hacker-2.boy - Additional Comments from Lose Hackerboy, by Genetic Mutation

hacker.txt - Northern Illinois University: The Social Organization of the Computer Underground

hacker3.txt - The Diary of a Hacker Part 3, by the Blade Cuisinart

handle.hum - How to Choose an Alias, by The Sheister/UMass Bandit

hi-speed.txt - What You Need to Know About Modems by patrick Chen (December 25, 1991)

histrycc.txt - The Ways of CACHE: A History of the Chicago Area Computer Hobbyist Exchange by Charles F. Douds (1983)

hotshot.txt - FILE LIST: The Hotshot BBS In Sweden

howtobbs.txt - How to Become an Unsuccessful, Burned-Out SysOp

hsalist.139.txt - HSAnet Nodelist for Friday, May 19, 1995 -- Day number 139 (1995)

hsalistann.139.txt - Information about The Hashbrown Society of America Network, including nodelist, by Rich Bobrowicz (2004)

hum1193 - Top Ten Ways To Tell You're Having a Really Rough Day In BBS Land by Joe De Rouen (1993)

hum4 - From the Mage's Workshop: The BBS Weaselholic (1994) by Joe DeRouen

humor.txt - BBS CAPTURE: Collection of Jokes from the Colorama BBS

hype2.txt - A Reply to the Busted Information File by Bender (British Phreaking) (Includes Tags)

i.teen.modem.gk - I Was a Teenage Modem Geek by The Sheister/Umass Bandit

ih-derf.txt - One Man's Thoughts on the DERF BBS Scene

iiu-001.txt - Bust Avoidance For Dipshits typed by Derision (1990)

info0 - The IBM Bust of 612 by Professor Falken (January 29, 1988)

infolook.txt - Information on Info-Look (September 23, 1989)

insane18.txt - Insane Inc. Price List from Static Rave Zulu

install.txt - DOCUMENTAITON: Chat with Lisa, by Mike Fox (1995)

intlwrn.txt - A Warning Before Joining Interlec and Cliff Whatkinds

intro.fun - Little cool intro blurb before launching into BBS Discussions

intro.prn - An Introduction to the Paul Revere Network

intwrn2.txt - A Response to Doug Scott's file/message called INTLWRN.ZIP (BBS Flame War from 1991)

jaycol93.oct - BBSing and the Law by Jay Gaines

keith2.txt - A Letter of Concern about the Seizing of a BBS Computer (January 19, 1994)

keith3.txt - United States District Court vs. Steve Jackson Games

kiddie.txt - A Recap of the Events Surrounding the Amateur Action BBS

kileach.txt - Dr. Smut's Prescription to Sysops for Terrorizing Loser Users and Leeches

killtlgd.txt - How To Crash a Telegard BBS by The Crypt Keeper

killwarz.txt - Kill those K-RaDiCaL K00l KiD wArEz b0aRdS! (July 12, 1992)

kk00ld00ds.txt - The History of K-K00l D00ds by The Edge

krad-usenet.txt - Various Theories of what K-Rad Means on Usenet, Followed by some Original Users Mailing In (1994)

leeches - Leeches, by The Grim Reaper of ESP (February 8, 1985)

leeches.txt - Leeches by The Grim Reaper of ESP (February 8, 1985)

leechhat - What Leeches Hate about A.E. Sysops by Crackmaster

legal.txt - Checking Out Files from the Realm of Darkness BBS

libcat.pro - Public Access to Library Catalogs Via Modem

limrks.txt - BBS Capture: Colorama Dirty Limericks

lists.txt - A Book of Lists (About BBS Programs) by Shooting Shark (September 3, 1985)

lnenoise.txt - Line Noise, by Bill Noel

localbbs.txt - A List of Chicago Area BBSes (1991)

lod_ss - The Secret Service, UUCP,and The Legion of Doom

lodstuff.txt - The LOD Files - A CuD Critique, by the CuD Moderators (May 29, 1993)

logonmsg.txt - WELCOME SCREEN: The Clinic, with Sysop Doctor Quack

loserusr.txt - The Traits of a Loser User (December 11, 1985)

lubbock.feds - A List of Lubbock, TX Federal Agents by Bartman (December 15, 1992)

maggot.weeding - Dr. Arcane's Guide to Maggot Weeding Volume 1.0 by Dr. Arcane

maggotweeding.txt - Dr. Arcane's Guide to Maggot Weeding Volume 1.0 by Dr. Arcane

mailsysp.lib - Sysop Liability for Enroute Mail, by Mike Riddle

malformed.gens - Maformed Genitals: Written by the Ramsacker of Pieces of Eight

mass.txt - Blade Runner Describes the Goings-On of "Max", in the 908 BBS Clique of 1990

master.txt - This story appears to be some threatening letter to a Sysop, about Communism.

mfgenitals.txt - Malformed Genitals by The Ramsacker of Pieces of Eight

miagrps.txt - Modem Organizations/Groups/Gangs in Stark County by M.I.A. (May 12, 1991)

minos.txt - Information on the Minos BBS System

mnepress - A Major Change in Direction for ModemNews (December 1, 1993)

mnfileid - The Introduction and Thinking Behind FILE_ID.DIZ by Richard Holler Version 1.7 (March 11, 1993)

modem.pai - A Collection of the "Modem Pail Kids"

modem.spf - Split Personalities on Electronic Bulletin Boards by Rangott Spliekin

modem.txt - Are you a BBS Addict?

modemlif.hac - The Modem Life: Is it Really Worth it? By The Nomad

modmhead.txt - Modemhead by Eddy Vasile

mogur.txt - Southern California Sysops Pull the Plug on Tcimpidis, by David Brown (October 19, 1984)

mondo.txt - Riding the BoardzZz: A Guided Tour of the Underground from Mondo 2000

mons - Choosing a Monster BBS by Gage Steele (1994)

moritz.txt - Complete description of the Bill Moritz Affair, Circa 6/1/90-11/1/90 by Kevin Paradine, Sysop, Zeppelin BBS

multi.txt - Special Sysop Deals on MultiModems

must.see - Tag for Rusty and Edie's BBS

mydaywss.txt - My Day with the Secret Service Man, by The Incognito

narc-fbi.txt - A Warning about FBI Agents penetrating BBSes

natl.enlt.1 - The National Enlightener Issue #1

natl.enlt.2 - The National Enlightener Issue #2

natl.enlt.cmmt - The National Enlightener Comments and Credits

natlenlightener1.txt - The Elite Commandments from the National Enlightener

natlenlightener2.txt - The National Enlightener Issue #2: Interviews and Quotes

natlenlightener3.txt - The National Enlightener Issue #3: Summing Things Up

ne3.txt - The National Enlightener (Mid-80's Scandal Sheet for Phreaks)

nenewfsh.txt - The National Enlightener (Scandal Sheet for the Pirate/Phreak World)

net282.txt - Look out for John! He's a Sysop AND a Killer!

netmail.txt - NetMail Documentation (Fidonet Netmail)

new.gen.group - The New Generation Group Guide by Beezle Bart of The Thought Police

newgengrpguide.txt - The New Generation Group Guide by Beezlebart of The Thought Police

newsltr.94 - Newsletter for RAIN (Random Access Information Network) BBS through 1994 (1994)

newsltr.95 - Newsletter for RAIN (Random Access Information Network) BBS through 1995 (1995)

newsltr.96 - Newsletter for RAIN (Random Access Information Network) BBS through 1996 (1996)

nhawards.94 - The New Haven BBS Awards, 1994 Edition (Second Annual)

nicecomm.txt - Communication Etiquette in Modern Media (March 16, 1994)

nobusts.txt - The Sysop's Guide to Not Getting Busted, by The Story Teller

noise.txt - Dealing with Line Noise from Jim 953 (August 31, 1988)

non1 - Michael Elansky: Anarchist? by Gage Steele (1993)<BR><I>Article about the arrest of the Connecticut Sysop for having Anarchy for Fun and Profit</I>

norml-1.new - The Organization of "The Resistance" (December 30, 1992)

norml-2.new - NORML: Cannabis: The Rational View" (January 4, 1993)

nysastat.pro - New York Sysops Association Ethics List

nystaxes.txt - Important News Release from ModemNews: (September 10, 1991)

oas.txt - The Online Atlanta Society (OAS) -- What Is It?

oiesuit.txt - Court Documents from the Oklahoma Information Exchange criminal case (March 10, 1994)

opinion.txt - One SysOp's Opinion

pamateur - The Twit Filter: The Professional Amateur by Dave Bealer

party!.txt - Invitation to the Telecomputing Magazine COMDEX Party: "The Biggest Names in BBSing"

patriotbbs.ham - The Great Dreams of the Patriot BBS

pcinfo.txt - Police Report on John Richard, the Scofflaw Sysop

pcorip1.txt - Warning how Phone Companies are charging all BBS's as a Business

pcorip2.txt - Call to Arms to stop the Overcharing Phone Companies and Save BBSs.

pcp - Access Numbers for PC Pursuit, by The Phantom

phile9.txt - Phile 9: Review of Apple BBS Boards

pnbreg.frm - Application to get onto the Adult Section of the Puss N Boots BBS

points.txt - List of BBSes that Distribute ZIP Magazine

polaris.txt - The History of the Polaris Citadel (October 30, 1984)

prelim.txt - Tony Davis and the seizure of the Oklahoma Information Exchange BBS

product.txt - The Roster of Devonline Products (BBS Doors)

prose.txt - Archive of Poetry from the House of the Rising Sun BBS (October 1, 1994)

protogen.txt - Log File of Going through the ProtoGen BBS (1993)

ques - Questions and Answers To The BBSes and Nets Around the World (1993)

quiz.txt - Are You a BBSaholic?

qwkformt.txt - The QWK file format

qwkpacket.txt - Information on the QWK Packet File Format

r&estory.txt - Rusty and Edie's BBS Seized by the FBI (Bulletin Boards and Badges)

r0dent.txt - A Day in the Life of a R0dent from the Music City BBS

ra.txt - Generally Making a RemoteAccess BBS Sad, by Valentino

radshack.txt - SysOp is Told by Radio Shack to Take Down Her BBS

raid.txt - FBI Raids California BBS Thanks to the Efforts of the SPA (Press Release)

rbbs.txt - How to Destroy an RBBS-PC System by Phreak's Cabaret

rbbsbox.txt - RBBS-PC of Chicago Offers the Official RBBS-PC In a Box CD-ROM

rcpm-ug.prn - RCP/M Guide: A Users Guide to the Operation of Remote CP/M Systems, by Jon Schneider of the Rio Grande RCP/M (June 5th, 1985)

real.bbs.users - Real Sysops and Unreal Board Crashers: Real BBS Users by The Master Watchman of The Encounter

real.bbses - Read BBSes Don't Eat Upload Credits by Suicidal Maniac

real.pirates.5 - The Real Pirates Guide Volume 5 by Rabid Rasta and Control Reset of High Society

real.r0dents.gd - Real R0dent's Guide by Shooting Shark

realbbsd.txt - Real BBSes Don't Eat Upload Credits by Suicidal Maniac of the Dirty Bird's Nest BBS

realbbsusers.txt - An Addition to Real Sysops and Unreal Board Crashers by The Master Watchman of The Encounter

realgphi.txt - The Official Guide to G-Phile Authors, by Man Tooth (Needs Formatting)

ripcowar.txt - The Seizure Warrant Documents for the Ripco BBS (1990)

safeinfo.fun - Blueprints of the Safehouse BBS

safter - The Scene, as I see it, and a warning to all my modem acquaintances, by Sought After (February 3, 1992)

sanessay.txt - An Essay on the Electronic Highways by Havok Halcyon of SANctuary (September 25, 1992)

sbbbs85.txt - The Santa Barbara BBS Scene of the Mid 80's, by Charles Hobbs

sbbstips.txt - The SuperBBS Tip File

sbfree.txt - Ad for the Strictly Business BBS's Free Offers to Help Your Business Grow, 1992

scared.pwp - The Edge Talks About Being Harassed on his BBS

security.txt - Wildcat BBS System Emergency System Documentation (January 2, 1989)

seizures.txt - Some of the Dangers in Running a BBS (Message by Kee Hinckley) (June 1, 1990)

sel-bbs - 21 Considerations in Selecting BBSes to Use and Enjoy, by Ken Buchholz

sfagenda.txt - The Star Fighter Agenda by The Ramshacker (October 7, 1991)

sha2 - The Best on the Boards, by Russell Mirabelli (1993)

sjgames1.txt - Secret Service Held Guilty of Violating Computer Privacy by Bob Ortega (March 16, 1993)

sjgames2.txt - Court Ruling Gives Laws on Privacy a Hi-Tech Edge, by Bob Ortega (March 18, 1993)

so.wannabe.syso - So, You Wanna Be a Sysop Version 1.3 by The NOID, The Hevmedler, and Mister I/O

sol_text.lst - The Files Listing for Socialism Online BBS

spoof.txt - HI I AM A NEW USER ON THIS BBS!!!!!!!

star.fytr.agnda - An Analysis by The Ramsacker (October 7, 1991)

stardoc.txt - Documentation: STAR-BBS (Color Computer)

start-bb.txt - So You Want to Start a BBS? bt Jerry Shifrin (May 23, 1987)

startbbs.txt - Tips on Starting Your Own BBS by Pazuzu (November 11, 1993)

stbfiles.bbs - Listing of Files on the STB BBS

strknkd2.txt - Stark Naked: The Journal of Stark County Telecom Volume 1 Issue #2 (August 1, 1992)

strknkd3.txt - Stark Naked: The Journal of Stark County Telecom Volume 1 Issue #3 (August 8, 1992)

strknkd4.txt - Stark Naked: The Journal of Stark County Telecom Volume 1 Issue #4 (September 1, 1992)

strknkd5.txt - Stark Naked: The Journal of Stark County Telecom Volume 1 Issue #5 (September 20, 1992)

stupidki - Large, All Capitals Rant about Stupid Kids

suckage.nfo - Large Amount of Information about Lithium

sundevil.txt - Articles from 2600 Magazine regarding Operation Sundevil (The BBS Crackdowns of 1990)

suprt.lst - Technical Support List: BBS's, Datafax's And Internet Sites (December, 1995)

syndrome.txt - The Hacker Syndrome: How They Did It (September 5, 1986)

sys - The SysOp's Tale, Poem by Jogn Chambers, 1992

sys_liab.txt - E-Law: Legal Issues Affecting Computer Information Systems and System Operator Liability, by David J. Loundy

sysfun.txt - SysOp Fun, by Mutant Offspring

syslaw.txt - Book Review: SYSLAW: The Sysop's Legal Manual by J. D. Abolins

syslibli.txt - Defamation Liability of Computerized Belletin Board Operators and problems of Proof, by John R. Kahn (February, 1989)

sysop.nws - James Galt Discusses the Sysop Madness (April 27, 1989)

sysop.txt - Information Regarding the Posting of Unicorn Software Programs on BBSes

sysopblu.pro - The SysOp Blues

sysopeev.txt - A Sysop's Peeves, by Bob Maxwell (July 21, 1986)

sysops - What Files are Legal for Distribution on a BBS?

sysopsui.txt - SysOp Suicide! (A Day in the Life of a System Operator) by James C. Goldbloom (March 1988)

sysoptest.txt - The SysOp Test by Robin Francis and Bruno Gagnon (September 2, 1991)

tales.13.yr.old - The United Anarchists' Guild Presents: Tales of a Thirteen Year Old Lose, by The Kracker and The Trash Can Man

tbk1.txt - Weird Chat with The Black Knight on a BBS (1993)

tcctale.txt - Once Upon a Time in A BBS Far Away (Parody/Complaint of a BBS) (December 12, 1993)

tdt-bust.nfo - The Fed Busts: The TDT is Temporarily Disbanded

telecomputing.txt - Telecomputing Magazine: Electronic Edition, by Galaxy Telecomm Corporation (October/November, 1990)

telegard.txt - Martin Pollard Explains Why He's Killing off Telegard Software (December 8, 1991)

telix2.cap - How to upgrade Your 2400 Modem into a 9600 Baud by Death Bringer (June 7, 1991)

textfiles.txt - Textfiles, to the Tune of "Big Time" by Jason Scott (March 9th, 1987)

textprime.txt - The Ramsacker's Textfile Primer (July 27, 1989)

tgbackdr.txt - The Telegard Sysop's Protection Hints by the Man Against the Mob

thetruth.tdk - The Real Story, by Michael Levy, aka The Dark Knight

thirdegr.asc - Capture from a Detroit-Area BBS, by Mat Huls (1989)

toobad.pro - The SysOp's Survival Guide

truth.txt - The Truth about HumbleBabe

twincity.txt - A History of the Twin City Citadels (April 23, 1985)

ua.txt - Project Underground Alliance - A Proposal for Change: by Targa Phantom

ucgg0591.txt - The UCGG Newletter (May 1991) by Robin #23

ussr.bbs - Known USSR BBSes (February 22, 1991)

v32-v42.txt - What is the Benefit of MNP? By David Terry, of Salt Air BBS, 05/19/1991

voiceswl - Voices from the Well: The Logic of the Virtual Commons, by Marc A. Smith of Department of Sociology of UCLA

warehpav.bom - WaReZ d00dz and H/P/A/V: A Failing Mixture, by Mr. Sandman (August 21, 1993)

warning.txt - Warning about Dragons Lair BBS Being Down

wasphq.ans - ANSI BBS Ad for the Trekkers' Tavern

who-me.txt - So You Want to be a Sysop, by Al Gutkin of "The Tax Board"

winfrend.pro - BBS Etiquette Education

works.phk - Jason Scott's Offer to Revive the Works BBS (1995)

workslogin.txt - Login Screen from The Works BBS (617)

ziphack.txt - Regarding Hacked versions of PKware Products, by Bob Mahoney (December 11, 1992)

There are 390 files for a total of 7,367,716 bytes.

There are 15 directories.