T E X T F I L E S
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.
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
!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
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)
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)
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)
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
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)
Article about the arrest of the Connecticut Sysop for having Anarchy for Fun and Profit
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?
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
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)
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
toobad.pro
The SysOp's Survival Guide
truth.txt
The Truth about HumbleBabe
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)
ziphack.txt
Regarding Hacked versions of PKware Products, by Bob Mahoney (December 11, 1992)