Back to the BBS

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Année : 2020

Nombre de saisons : 1

Durée moyenne d'un épisode : 37 minutes

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"Back to the BBS" is a documentary series introducing the viewer to what 'going online' was all about before the web. More importantly, it shows that BBSes are still alive and well in the 2020s. With interviews with dozens of great scene members, this is a series you don't want to miss!

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Épisode 1 - Back to the BBS - Part one: The return to being online

20 décembre 2020

Bulletin Board Systems (BBS's) were what people went online with before the web. This multi-part documentary shows you what BBS's do, why they are still relevant and fun to use today. The documentary interviews some users and system operators, both young and old. Crazy as it may sound, BBS's are actually still around today and can be accessed via the net. BBS's offer information and provide mail systems that are away from the prying eyes of Facebook and Google. They're a very sociable place to be, with messaging & chat. They have art unlike any you've ever seen and some really cool games and mods. Think of the best bits of E-mail, usenet, Reddit, Facebook Groups, filesharing and a few more besides. Package it all in one area, with a really cool retro aesthetic and you have a BBS. People run BBS's today because they are passionate about engaging in a community of people with similar ideals, something they won't get anywhere else. Don't forget to LIKE this video and please SUBSCRIBE to my channel! Press that NOTIFICATION bell so you get to know when new videos come out! I really do appreciate your subscriptions, it makes the countless hours I spend on this channel feel so worthwhile!If you really like my stuff and fancy spotting me a cup of coffee, don't forget to check out my Ko-Fi & Patreon pages: https://patreon.com/alsgeeklab https://www.ko-fi.com/alsgeeklab On the web & social media: https://www.alsgeeklab.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/alsgeeklab Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alsgeeklab Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alsgeeklab #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #BBS Featuring content from: --------------------------------------- ANSI Graphics by: Logo background scroller provided by: Blocktronics BBS art by groups such as: Fuel Legacy Krew Blocktronics iMPURE 1oo% Menace Intro to ANSI 8-bit Animation / Happy Birthday: Blocktronics BBS, The Documentary: Jason Scott Sadofsky (2005) https://archive.org/details/bbs_the_documentary The Computer Chronicles: * The Internet (1995) * Modems & Bulliten Board Systems (1985) https://archive.org/details/computerchronicles Connect - A look at bulletin board systems: Roy Janke (1992), NewTek Incorporated https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESaTREAAzww The Social Dilemma (Trailer): Netflix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaaC57tcci0 Tim Berners Lee ~ The World Wide Web: Dap Dapple, Christian Hainzinger, Lorenz Kloska. Inter/Aktion GmbH (SWR TV) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4cN_q3NX9c Mark Zuckerberg's Testimony Before Congress- The Six Best Exchanges: CNBC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAgbIiQSzEkCBSN Tech CEOs from Google, Twitter and Facebook testify at Senate hearing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYzy-Kn4v4Q&t=397s Bulletin Board System (BBS) - The Internet's First Community (2020): Off the Cuf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I18ifd8I6P8 The Facebook Dilemma, Part One: Frontline PBS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T48KFiHwexM What Google Does with your Data: 6 Months Later Reviews https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRJGRbi2g3c "Surfing in 1986" Adam Colecovision session with Bulletin Board System: rbairos2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nShB5VQKeWM Epumundo en Modo Texto, various: Epimundo (The Vault BBS) (2020) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvE2KxQK4Qk MeatLotion does stuff - MRC Chat Stream: MeaTLoTioN (2020) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENJJoP4c_8Q&feature=youtu.be The Art of Warez: Safe Crackers / Oliver Payne, Kevin Bouton-Scott (2019) https://safecrackers.com Nostalgia Nerd: Connecting a C64 to WiFi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fX3k6EZsZCM 8-bit boyz Commodore BBS system: 8-Bit Boyz Website: https://8bitboyz.com Image BBS v2.0 on a stick - The Install... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BoTDu4inaM&t=176s Image BBS v2.0 Configuration (8-Bit Boyz & X-Tec) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fXgghijp_M&t=1654s Image BBS v3.0 Lt. Kernal Setup (8-Bit Boyz, Narrated by X-Tec) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjNvGSEfcoo&t=143s Image BBS v3.0 CMD HD Setup (8-Bit Boyz, Narrated by X-Tec) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_v8WJT1DLrA&t=8s BBS's Demoed: The Bottomless Abyss (Stackfault / Dave Cloutier) Acid Underworld BBS (Hawk Hubbard) Absinthe (Anachronist / Daniel Kelly) The Quantum Wormhole (Meatlotion / Christian Sacks) All music used with permission via Adobe Stock or AudioHero, including theme music; From Epidemic Sound: Catch Up by Falcon Dives Live Long by Falcon Dives Daytona Synthwave Dynamic Thinking by StockMuisc / AudioHero Go Further Than You Can See by Stockmusic / AudioHero *** If I have forgotten an acknowledgment, let me know & I'll credit ASAP *** 0:00 Intro 0:35 What's a BBS? 8:49 Why are BBS's fun? (interviews) 14:54 History 17:00 Connect via the Internet 18:17 ANSI graphics/text 19:42 How to get on a BBS 22:05 Dave Cloutier / BBS Demo 33:18 Subi (15 yr old BBS user) 36:34 Dave Perussell (future of BBS's) 38:11 Daniel Kelly (aBSINTHe BBS demo) 40:40 Conclusion

Épisode 3 - Back to the BBS - Part two: Games and Mods

20 février 2021

In this part of Back to the BBS we introduce Games and Mods. There are interviews with the authors of some excellent brand new games, as well as talking to sysops that make add-on software (mods) to BBS's that give it some modern and fun functionality. Bulletin Board Systems (BBS's) were what people went online with before the web. This multi-part documentary shows you what BBS's do, why they are still relevant and fun to use today.. Don't forget to LIKE this video and please SUBSCRIBE to my channel! Press that NOTIFICATION bell so you get to know when new great videos come out that you'll like! I really do appreciate your subscriptions, it makes the countless hours I spend on this channel feel so worthwhile! If you really like my stuff and fancy spotting me a cup of coffee, don't forget to check out my Ko-Fi and Patreon pages: https://www.ko-fi.com/alsgeeklab https://patreon.com/alsgeeklab On the web & social media: https://www.alsgeeklab.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/alsgeeklab Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alsgeeklab Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alsgeeklab This episode features interviews with (in order of appearance): Richard Orr (Hayes Zyxel) Daniel Kelly (aNACHRONiST) Shooter Jennings (Dark Rebellion) John Riley Tony Pascale (Dream Master) Dan Richter (BlackPanther) 'Denis' Chris Eldridge (Kurisu Yamato) Excerpts from: "The View" - ABC Television; Shooter Jennings Intro sequence: Scrolling ANSI: Acid Trip (2013) provided by Blocktronics. Computer user is from "Intro to ANSI 8-bit Animation / Happy Birthday" also by Blocktronics. Thanks to Agent-037 / Matthew Anderson for the Darkness 2.0 Capture Big shout outs to Stackfault / Dave Cloutier, Author of Multi Relay Chat (MRC) Audio included under license from Adobe Stock: Live Long by Falcon Dives / Epidemic Sound - ASLC-D296774-7DA3EE01AC Catch Up by Falcon Dives / Epidemic Sound - ASLC-D2966B7-533EF240FB Daytona Synthwave by SilverboxStudio - Jamendo - ASLC-D296642-A6D6F885D5 Midnight Safari by Lupus Nocte/Epidemic Sound - ASLC-D2965CE-943861BBD1 Full credits are given in the credit roll at end of video (there wasn't enough space here to fit it!)." Contents: 0:00 Introduction 1:29 Door Games 2:50 Interview: Richard Orr, Author of "Baud" Game 3:30 Demo of baud 4:53 Interview: Daniel Kelly, Author of "Skyraiders" Game 5:17 Interview: Shooter Jennings. "Getting back to the BBS" 7:10 Shooter talks about making his first games. 8:54 Daniel Kelly talks about "Darkness 2.0" game 9:32 Shooter Jennings introduces his new game "1NS0MN1A" 13:20 John Riley talks about games attracting new users to BBS'es 14:35 Door Games: Conclusion 15:07 Mods: Giving a BBS individuality 15:50 Daniel Kelly talks about adding internet content to BBS's 16:44 Richard Orr talks about chat rooms and inter-personal connections 18:00 Interview: Dan Richter talks about mods 20:00 Tony Pascale talks about modding Mystic BBS software 21:49 Shooter Jennings talks about his mods 23:34 What is programming for Wildcat like? 24:14 Spotlight on a few mods 24:54 For the love: The BBS community as described by the following: 24:56 Richard Orr 25:33 Christian Sacks 27:01 Denis 27:21 Shooter Jennings - Accomplishment 27:52 Denis - Censoring 28:14 Chris Eldridge 28:47 End Credits

Épisode 4 - Back to the BBS - Part three: Privacy, Messaging & Hardware

13 mars 2021

In this part of the documentary we introduce the matter of privacy, with all the erosion of privacy on the net, the #BBS might provide a real alternative for you. We also introduce BBS messaging, a fun forum and email service. Finally we cover hardware to get your retro equipment such as #Commodore 64 and #Atari machines to connect to a BBS via WiFi! Don't forget to LIKE this video and please SUBSCRIBE to my channel! Press that NOTIFICATION bell so you get to know when new great videos come out that you'll like! I really do appreciate your subscriptions, it makes the countless hours I spend on this channel feel so worthwhile! If you really like my stuff and fancy spotting me a cup of coffee, don't forget to check out my Ko-Fi and Patreon pages: https://www.ko-fi.com/alsgeeklab https://patreon.com/alsgeeklab On the web & social media: https://www.alsgeeklab.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/alsgeeklab Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alsgeeklab Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alsgeeklab This episode features interviews with (in order of appearance): Howard Sherman (of Excaliber BBS - http://excaliber.club) 'Denis' - A young BBS user Chris Eldrige (Kurisu Yamato) Intro sequence: Scrolling ANSI: Acid Trip (2013) provided by Blocktronics. Computer user is from "Intro to ANSI 8-bit Animation / Happy Birthday" also by Blocktronics. Thanks to Agent-037 / Matthew Anderson for the Darkness 2.0 Capture Big shout outs to Stackfault / Dave Cloutier, Author of Multi Relay Chat (MRC) Audio included under license from Adobe Stock: Live Long by Falcon Dives / Epidemic Sound Catch Up by Falcon Dives / Epidemic Sound Daytona Synthwave by SilverboxStudio - Jamendo Midnight Safari by Lupus Nocte/Epidemic Sound Contents: 0:00 Introduction 1:38 Privacy 8:41 BBS Messaging Overview 9:19 Chris Eldridge describes Echomail 11:35 Echomail demonstration 18:08 Private email: Netmail 20:22 Using retro hardware to get on a BBS #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #infosec #privacy #messaging #email #facebook #wifi232 #wimodem232

Épisode 5 - Back to the BBS - Part four: BBS Server software

15 avril 2021

In this part of Back to the BBS, we focus on making your own BBS. I spoke with the authors of Synchronet, Enigma 1/2, Image 3.0 and Legacy/X BBS software and from Daniel Kelly and Shooter Jennings to hear their take on the great software out there and why you might want to run your own BBS! Don't forget to LIKE this video and please SUBSCRIBE to my channel! Press that NOTIFICATION bell so you get to know when new great videos come out that you'll like! I really do appreciate your subscriptions, it makes the countless hours I spend on this channel feel so worthwhile! If you really like my stuff and fancy spotting me a cup of coffee, don't forget to check out my Ko-Fi and Patreon pages: https://www.ko-fi.com/alsgeeklab https://patreon.com/alsgeeklab On the web & social media: https://www.alsgeeklab.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/alsgeeklab Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alsgeeklab Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alsgeeklab Intro sequence: Scrolling ANSI: Acid Trip (2013) provided by Blocktronics. Computer user is from "Intro to ANSI 8-bit Animation / Happy Birthday" also by Blocktronics. Audio included under license from Adobe Stock: Live Long by Falcon Dives / Epidemic Sound Catch Up by Falcon Dives / Epidemic Sound Daytona Synthwave by SilverboxStudio - Jamendo Midnight Safari by Lupus Nocte/Epidemic Sound Bathtub Explorations / Epidemic Sounds Other music by Aries Beats: Celestial Beats, Saxophone Jam, Onky: Koorts, Armstrong Stockmusic: Go Further Than You Can See, Pathway Under. #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #infosec #synchronet #legacyx #enigma1/2 #image3.0 #cnet #amigacnet 0:00 Introduction 0:45 Running your own BBS 1:24 Daniel Kelly recommends BBS software 3:07 Ozz Nixon introduces Legacy/X BBS 7:19 Daniel Kelly: Amiga C-Net 8:05 Shooter Jennings: Your personality reflected 9:57 Introduction to Enigma 1/2 10:22 Interview with Bryan Ashby, Author, Enigma 1/2 22:33 Image 3.0 for Commodore 64 22:39 Interview with Larry Hedman, Author, Image 3.0 24:06 Chris Eldridge: Just do it! 24:47 Interview with Rob Swindell, Author, Synchronet 35:53 Conclusion & still to come

Épisode 6 - Back to the BBS - Part five: The Underground

27 août 2021

In this episode of Back to the BBS, we take a step down memory lane to look at where the darker side of the Internet came from. We examine Warez BBSes and explain what HPAVC boards were all about (Hacking, Phreaking, Anarchy, Virii, Cracking & Carding). We interview Dan Smolders who recalls what life was like for the average underground BBS user, and chat with 'deathr0w', who talks about the race to release warez, and how modern day warez is released. Despite being involved with some illegal activity more than 20 years ago, 'deathr0w' still requires anonymity today. Don't forget to LIKE this video and please SUBSCRIBE to my channel! Press that NOTIFICATION bell so you get to know when new great videos come out that you'll like! I really do appreciate your subscriptions, it makes the countless hours I spend on this channel feel so worthwhile! If you really like my stuff and fancy spotting me a cup of coffee, don't forget to check out my Ko-Fi and Patreon pages: https://www.ko-fi.com/alsgeeklab https://patreon.com/alsgeeklab On the web & social media: https://www.alsgeeklab.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/alsgeeklab Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alsgeeklab Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alsgeeklab *** Full credits at end of video. *** Intro sequence: Scrolling ANSI: Acid Trip (2013) provided by Blocktronics. Computer user is from "Intro to ANSI 8-bit Animation / Happy Birthday" also by Blocktronics. Thank you to Oliver Payne and Kevin Bouton-Scott / Safe Crackers for excerpts from "The Art of Warez": https://safecrackers.com/video Music credits: Mod Music by Onky "Back to the BBS" Synth music exclusively Audio included under license from Adobe Stock: Catch Up by Falcon Dives / Epidemic Sound Midnight Safari by Lupus Nocte/Epidemic Sound Stock Music: Dynamic Thinking by StockMusic / AudioHero Go Further Than You Can See by Stockmusic / AudioHero Subtle warning by Stockmusic / AudioHero Live Streaming Sports by Stockmusic / AudioHero Clouded Vision by Stockmusic / AudioHero Pathway Under. #BBS #HPAVC #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing 0:00 Introduction 1:58 Shooter Jennings recalls his experiences of Underground BBSes 3:57 Dan Smolders recalls the C64 and Amiga 5:12 Mail trading 6:19 Modems and 0-day warez 10:26 HPAVC: Hacking and Phreaking 14:42 Kim 'Kimble' Dotcom: Showing the world how to phreak 15:08 Max Louarn / Bowser bust 19:25 Public Domain boards vs Elite boards 25:42 HPAVC: Anarchy 26:42 HPAVC: Virii (Viruses) 27:35 HPAVC: Cracking 34:39 Deathr0w recalls cracking challenges 36:46 Game authors and the relationship with crackers and suppliers 41:29 How cracking was done 45:34 HPAVC: Carding 47:51 What happened to the people in the scene? 51:40 Conclusion & What's up next on Back to the BBS

Épisode 10 - Back to the BBS - Part 7: The Music Tracker Scene

25 février 2022

Starting with the Commodore Amiga, Module tracker music was the first widely used consumer grade sampled audio. It made huge inroads in computer games and the Demoscene from the late '80s onwards. This episode of Back to the BBS starts off from where the last episode on the Demoscene left off. Interviews in this episode include members of the legendary Demo group, The Future Crew: musicians Purple Motion (Jonne Valtonen) and Skaven (Peter Hajba) join cTrix (Chris Mylrae), TDK (Mark Knight) and Trixter (Jim Leonard). We talk about the equipment, how the music was made, how the demoscene adopted the format as well as fame and fortune with the games industry. This is a bumper episode that you don't want to miss! Don't forget to LIKE this video and please SUBSCRIBE to my channel! Press that NOTIFICATION bell so you get to know when new great videos come out that you'll like! I really do appreciate your subscriptions, it makes the countless hours I spend on this channel feel so worthwhile! If you really like my stuff and fancy joining this channel to get access to perks, you'll be helping me develop the channel for the future with new equipment and spurn me on for more content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpa_ZxyIl8u1TS3-rS1bTrg/join Also on Patreon: https://patreon.com/alsgeeklab Or buy me a quick coffee on Ko-Fi: https://www.ko-fi.com/alsgeeklab On the web & social media: https://www.alsgeeklab.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/alsgeeklab Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alsgeeklab Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alsgeeklab Credits and attributions were too long to fit in this description so are at the end of the video. You can purchase cTrix's album, "A is for Amiga here": https://bleepstreet.bandcamp.com/album/a-for-amiga You can purchase Purple Motion's album "Tracked" here: https://purplemotion.bandcamp.com/album/tracked-1991-2000 #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #bbs TOC: 0:00 Opening Title & Credits 0:35 Introduction 2:43 Jonne Valtonen AKA Purple Motion 3:12 Chris Mylrae AKA cTrix 3:28 Peter Habja AKA Skaven 3:48 Mark Knight AKA TDK 4:00 The Commodore Amiga: Digitised Music 6:23 Tracking and other computer instruments 8:22 TDK explains his roots 11:42 Jim Leonard AKA Trixter talks tracker music 13:38 Starting out in the demo scene: The Future Crew 15:40 Instruments and MIDI 16:38 How tracker music works 21:11 BBSes and Getting Instrument Samples 27:50 How did you get into electronic music?: Future Crew 30:27 Getting into games music with Mindscape: TDK 31:50 Wing Commander 34:58 How I got into music: cTrix 42:49 How to Make Tracker Music 46:00 Making music for demos 49:32 Limitations lead to creativity 56:07 Second Reality: Future Crew's big demo 57:50 Hitting the big time 1:13:20 Having fun on BBSes 1:17:20 Wrapping up 1:20:45 End credits and signoff from Skaven and Purple Motion

Épisode 12 - Back to the BBS - Part 8: The Art scene #ANSI #asciiart

21 janvier 2023

In the 80s and 90s, people found a way to make art from text. And they would share this art online on Electronic Bulletin Boards (BBSes).This episode talks about how art is made from text, the various art types, about what this art scene is like today, as well as what it was in the past. This episode also meets some of the people and art groups, and shows you how you can get involved too. Don't forget to LIKE this video and please SUBSCRIBE to my channel! Press that NOTIFICATION bell so you get to know when new great videos come out that you'll like! I really do appreciate your subscriptions, it makes the countless hours I spend on this channel feel so worthwhile! If you really like my stuff and fancy joining this channel to get access to perks, you'll be helping me develop the channel for the future with new equipment and spurn me on for more content: Donate on Patreon for early access to my videos and more member perks!: https://patreon.com/alsgeeklabhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpa_ZxyIl8u1TS3-rS1bTrg/join Or buy me a quick coffee on Ko-Fi: https://www.ko-fi.com/alsgeeklab On the web & social media: https://www.alsgeeklab.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/alsgeeklab Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alsgeeklab Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alsgeeklab CREDITS NOTE: This is a re-uploaded version of this episode as the renderer screwed up on the first cut. Featuring: Rowan Lipkovits (cthulu) of Mistigris & ACiD Willie Noveck (Mel Farr Superstar) of Lazarus & Fuel Ivan Segaric (AVG) of Blocktronics Amir Donenfeld (odd / oddfirefox) of Mistigris & Legacy Crew Jeff Corcoran (BLK_JACK) Doug Moore (lordscarlet) Timeline: 0:00 Pre Introduction 0:41 Opening Credits 1:16 Introduction 10:06 Art Groups & Affiliations 15:21 'Zines 16:14 The Future of ANSI 32:47 Drawing ANSI art 43:42 Collaboration 50:02 ASCII art 57:47 The future of the scene 1:12:16 16 colors website 1:15:58 Conclusion 1:20:49 Credits #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #ANSIart #warez #ascii

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