BBS

Members of a BBS can dial into their BBS, mostly to download  files, to send email or to join discussion groups  . BBS's were the main source of the online  community until the breakthrough of the Internet  and the WWW .&nbsp

Bulletin Board Systems on the Internet that provide electronic bulletin board and conferencing services. (See also CWIS and Freenets )

(Bulletin Board System) -- A computerized meeting and announcement system that allows people to carry on discussions, upload and download files, and make announcements without the people being connected to the computer at the same time. There are many thousands (millions?) of BBS’s around the world, most are very small, running on a single IBM clone PC with 1 or 2 phone lines. Some are very large and the line between a BBS and a system like CompuServe gets crossed at some point, but it is not clearly drawn.

See: Bulletin Board System

A computer, and associated software, which typically provides electronic messaging services, archives of files, and any other services or activities of interest to the bulletin board system's operator. Although BBS's have traditionally been the domain of hobbyists, an increasing number of BBS's are connected directly to the Internet, and many BBS's are currently operated by government, educational, and research institutions. See also: Electronic Mail, Internet, Usenet. [Source: NWNET]

BBS ( Bulletin Board System) A dial up and/or internet accessable service which allows users to post and retrive messages and files.BBSs often serve specific interests or geographical areas.