Today marks BBS day, the anniversary of a milestone in online communication history. On February 16 1978 the first public dial-up bulletin board system, CBBS (Computerized Bulletin Board System), went live in Chicago. CBBS was created by Ward Christensen and Randy Suess so that hobbyists could exchange messages and files using modems long before the internet was widely available. CBBS inspired tens of thousands of other BBSes and laid the foundation for digital forums, message networks like FidoNet, and many aspects of today's online communities.

Happy BBS day to everyone still keeping the old school spirit alive!

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Re: 48th anniversary of the BBS
By: Dimitri Papadopoulos to All on Mon Feb 16 2026 09:19 pm

Today marks BBS day, the anniversary of a milestone in online communication history. On February 16 1978 the first public dial-up bulletin board system, CBBS (Computerized Bulletin Board System), went live in Chicago.

Hooray!
--
digital man (rob)

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Re: 48th anniversary of the BBS
By: Rob Swindell to Dimitri Papadopoulos on Thu Feb 26 2026 17:37:06

Maybe we should start planning now for a big BBS Birthday Party (read BBSCon) for the 50th. As someone who has worked with big conventions in the past 2 years is about how long it takes to really pull everything together.
-Dallas Vinson
-SysOp: Legends of Yesteryear BBS
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