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  • Oldest BBS?

    From Lee Lofaso@2:203/2 to Björn Felten on Thursday, March 18, 2021 14:07:31
    Hello Bj”rn,

    My BBS, Psion Information eXchange (-=P=I=X=-) has been running continuously
    24/7 since May 30 1989. With that it seems like it's the oldest in Sweden -- at least according to Swedish Wikipedia.

    That may be. But I know of a much older one. Although not in Sweden.

    Now I wonder if anybody knows of a BBS that's older than that?

    Yes.

    Unchanged,

    Yes.

    with all the users' accounts still intact

    Yes.

    with the same password and other data,

    Yes.

    still running with no interruptions -- if you get my drift.

    Yes.

    In fact, I know of two of them.

    One in Australia, the sysop having been a college professor
    at a university. When he retired, he left his BBS unattended
    so the students could continue running it themselves.

    The other one in Dulac, Louisiana. Best known as being the armpit
    of the world. AFAIK, the BBS remains up and running. Even though the
    land it is supposed to be on might not be there any more since the
    water is rising and the land is sinking.

    --Lee

    --
    Always in beta

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