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Long before the Internet escaped from the lab, connecting the planet and redefining what it meant to meant to be a computer user... ...there was a brave and pioneering band of hobbyists who spent their

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Season 1

  • Baud
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    Baud

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/21/2005

    Baud introduces the story of the beginning of the BBS, including interviews with Ward Christensen and Randy Suess, who used a snowstorm as an inspiration to change the world.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • SysOps and Users
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    SysOps and Users

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/28/2005

    Sysops and Users introduces the stories of the people who used BBSes, and lets them tell their own stories of living in this new world.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Make It Pay
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    Make It Pay

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/4/2005

    Make it Pay covers the BBS industry that rose in the 1980's and grew to fantastic heights before disappearing almost overnight.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • FidoNet
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    FidoNet

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 6/11/2005

    Fidonet covers the largest volunteer-run computer network in history, and the people who made it a joy and a political nightmare.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Artscene
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    Artscene

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 6/18/2005

    Artscene tells the rarely-heard history of the ANSI Art Scene that thrived in the BBS world, where art was currency and battles waged over nothing more than pure talent.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • HPAC (Hacking Phreaking Anarchy Cracking)
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    HPAC (Hacking Phreaking Anarchy Cracking)

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 6/25/2005

    HPAC (Hacking Phreaking Anarchy Cracking) hears from some of the users of "underground" BBSes and their unique view of the world of information and computers.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • No Carrier
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    No Carrier

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 7/2/2005

    No Carrier wishes a fond farewell to the dial-up BBS and its integration into the Internet.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Compression
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    Compression

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 7/9/2005

    Compression tells the story of the PKWARE/SEA legal battle of the late 1980s and how a fight that broke out over something as simple as data compression resulted in waylaid lives and lost opportunity.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown