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.

Filename	Size	Description of the Textfile
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	4552	An Introduction to the Sathack BBS
12budord.txt	1152	The Twelve Commandments of BBS Users
144bbs.txt	27770	144BBS List, Compiled by the Downtown BBS (List of BBSes running 14.4k Modems)
144intro.txt	7370	Introduction to the 14.4k Modem BBS List
1598.ufo	43110	The MUFON Member's Guide to BBSing (How to Act on a UFO Format BBS)
2020bbs.msg	1002	Message from Roy Lipscomb offering to sell MP/M System on the 20/20 BBS (May 23, 1991)
21.txt	1475	Application to Join a Set of Adult Conferences on a BBS
221	21798	Taming the Wild Kitty: Running a Wildcat! 4 BBS
514cu.txt	18680	The Complete Story of How to Become Elite in 514 by Mechanix
612bust.txt	18512	The IBM Bust of 612 by Professor Falken, Ex-Sysop of The Alliance (January 29, 1988)
800_4bbs.txt	4016	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	16937	America's Validated Toll-Free BBS List by Kevin Brook (December 31, 1994)
9600data.txt	34072	A Comparison of High Speed Modems Compatibility/Features/Differences/Prices (March 3, 1991)
9x.nfo	2463	Introduction to the 9X Group (Guidelines)
a-dial.txt	4833	Soft Docs: A-Dial Version 2.0, by Gerard Lane
abbbs.txt	3491	All the secrets of Another Bloody BBS
abuse.bbs	12992	Jim Anderson Gives up on The Most Significant Byte BBS (January 13, 1985)
abuse.txt	13975	The Jim Anderson BBS Rant, with Additional Comments
abusebbs.txt	9741	The Best Ways to Abuse a BBS by The Joker
access.app	4526	Application for Access to the Altered States BBS
ad	1327	BBS Ad: Country Micro RBBS
ad-art.txt	12800	Rusty and Edie's BBS: From the Beginning to the Beginning
advntge.txt	2024	The Ven-Tel Modem Advantage
ae.pro.tutorial	4608	The Blue Adept presents: ASCII Express II: The Pro (1993)
an13.txt	4365	BBS Crashing Techniques by Mr. Memorix (January 27, 1987)
aop.faq	7436	Association of Online Professionals Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
aop.txt	15903	Association of Online Professionals Information and Membership Application
arghack.new	10036	Another Chat with the Argus BBS Hackers (Boston BBS) by Criminal Minded
argusdrk.fun	8268	Argus Hackers: Scraping the Bottom of the Barrel by Kingpin (April 2, 1992)
arrest.txt	4024	Getting Busted: An Experience and a Warning
arubin.txt	7530	Andy Rubin Says Goodbye to The Spies in the Wire
aspbbs.txt	195106	List of ASP BBSes (1994)
at_set.txt	9693	A Rundown of the Hayes AT Command Set
author.txt	11750	Some Words from the Scan Man of P-80 BBS about His Hacker Chronicles CD-ROM
babbs001.txt	8498	Babbs Boy Presents: Anti-Fed BBS Security
basics.asc	61990	BBS Basics from Pasco BBS Magazine
baud-bps.txt	4428	Baud is Not Equal to BPS, by Grant DeLorean (February 26, 1990)
bbbasics.txt	32264	The BBS Basics, from Pasco Magazine (1993)
bbs-suit.txt	12463	BBS Suit: Linda Thompson Vs. Bob Predaina of the Professional's Choice BBS
bbs.txt	5571	Whatever Happened to COMMUNICATION In BBSes?
bbs30.asc	3310	The 30 Commandments of BBSing
bbs_mnrs.txt	8704	Some Hints on General BBS Etiquitte
bbsburn.txt	22371	The BBS Burnings, by Lance Rose of NetLaw
bbscd_ol.txt	5553	The BBS Callers Digest Online Version Information File and Pricing (March 10, 1992)
bbsdeath.pro	7639	The Death of BBSes
bbsethic.txt	10159	Ethics for BBS Users
bbsfaq.toc	12476	The Official BBS FAQ, Version 1.0, 1994 by Claire Walters
bbsfaq01.txt	30558	The Official BBS FAQ: Chapter 1: Introduction
bbsfaq02.txt	30969	The Official BBS FAQ: Part 2: Shareware
bbsfaq03.txt	27994	The Official BBS FAQ: Part 3: Remote Access
bbsfaq04.txt	34186	The Official BBS FAQ: Part 4: Vision X
bbsfaq05.txt	23531	The Official BBS FAQ Part 5
bbsfaq06.txt	23069	The Official BBS FAQ Part 6
bbsfaq07.txt	43013	The Official BBS FAQ, Part 7
bbsfaq08.txt	39041	The Official BBS FAQ Part 8
bbsfaq09.txt	37462	The Official BBS FAQ Part 9
bbsfaq11.txt	10424	The Offical BBS FAQ: Part 11
bbshist.txt	5665	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	5664	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	7934	Computer Terror and Distruction: Issue #1 - BBS Infiltration by the Chamelion
bbslaw.man	40618	Version 1.1 - BBS LEGAL GUIDE by Clary and Kraft, 1993
bbslaw.txt	7685	Collection of BBS Laws Disclaimer To Put On Your BBS
bbslbl.txt	42471	A List of BBSes and Their Mailing Addresses
bbslist.txt	7691	List of "Official ModemNews Stands" for Issue #15
bbslog.txt	14680	Using the Files in the BBS Log Program
bbslog1	5247	BBS Call Log
bbslog2	5248	BBS Call Log (Second Page)
bbsloser.txt	49305	The Loser Users, by The Trash Compactor
bbspeak.txt	4121	Collection of BBS Speak
bbspr.txt	122212	The Computer Bulletin Board Guide to Public Relations Version 1.6 by Robert Parson (1994) (Concatenated)
bbsrates.txt	5489	On the Oregon BBS Rates Case (1992)
bbsrev.ans	73016	Jeff Hunter's BBS Review (In ANSI) September 17, 1992
bbsrev.asc	119595	Jeff Hunter's BBS Review by Jeff Hunter (September 17, 1992)
bbsting.txt	5120	Police Set up BBS Stings, by Jim Forbes, Infoworld
bbstip12.txt	14305	Effective Shareware Distribution via the BBS Channel Version 1.2 (August 10, 1992)
be-sysop.txt	16438	So You Want to Be a SysOp, by Wally Byczek, Wallyworld BBS 1989
billcat.ana	4213	Exploding Bill the Cat's Brain
bio	5767	The Biography of the Sysops of The Invention Factory BBS
birth.txt	1665	Collection of Birthdays for different BBSes and BBS Users, St. Louis Area
blitzend.txt	1582	The End of the Blitzkreig BBS, Transcribed by Phantasm [09/01/93]
boards.txt	13312	My Secret Life on the Boards by J.D. Hildebrand
boardsims.txt	45212	Board Simulations: A Great Collection of Title Screens of 1980's Hacker BBSes (1987)
boardsims2.txt	59944	Board Simulations: A Great Collection of Title Screens of 1980's Hacker BBSes (1987) (Slightly Different Version)
bob-2.man	191208	The Bust of the Private Sector BBS (August 1985)
bom.app	5783	An Application to Join the BOM Squad
bradford.txt	955	BRADFORD LUDES IS A MAJOR LAMER
brainst.orm	9800	Some of the HoHoCon 1991 Brainstorming Session
bulletin.txt	7602	Engineering Oriented Bulletin Board Systems Directory (April 8, 1991)
bullshit.txt	3352	The Pirates of Puget Sound talk about the Hard Drive Crash
callback.txt	9834	Callback Verification is for Chump Sysops! By Colostomy Bagboy
capitol.txt	3968	Information about the Capitol Connection BBS
career.txt	7399	Fraudulent Behaviour #2: Career Opportunities: A Hacker's Guide to a $50,000 Job (June 14, 1996)
cbbsbrth.msg	3428	Ward Christensen Explains to Janet Balas how CBBS Came to Be (March 1, 1993)
cbv.txt	2582	How to hack CBVs (Call-back Verification Systems) by Morpheus
cfog1.log	4743	Partial log of session on RCPM of "Chicago's First Osborne Group." from Roy Lipscomb
cfog2.log	5417	Partial log of session on RCPM of "Chicago's First Osborne Group." from Roy Lipscomb
changbbs.txt	9527	The Changing BBS, by Lois B. Laulicht, CCC of WV (1992)
chatchatchat1.txt	42463	CAPTURE: The Chat! Chat! Chat! BBS (May 19, 1993)
chatchatchat2.txt	25186	CAPTURE: The Chat! Chat! Chat! BBS (May 9, 1993)
chatchatchat3.txt	14575	CAPTURE: The Chat! Chat! Chat! BBS (May 16, 1993)
chatchatchat4.txt	67018	CAPTURE: The Chat! Chat! Chat! BBS (December 1, 1993)
chatwar.txt	13845	IronHorse goes deep into a chat-war being held on three BBSes in the New Jersey Area (Excellent)
closing.net	31426	Closing the Net by Greg Costikyan (January 1991)
color	3556	The Facelss Computer, by Tony Curro (1992)
colorama.txt	1280	BBS CAPTURE: The Colorama BBS
comcrime	4878	Computer Crime and Punishment by Kevin Heyboer, Sysop of the Pinellas Law Enforcement BBS (March 17, 1986)
command.txt	3343	The BBS Commandments from "Link-Up" Magazines
commands.bbs	2944	The Thirty BBS Commandments
compcult	17441	An Introduction to the Computer Underground, by The Butler, 2/26/1991
compueti.txt	6844	Computer Etiquitte by Mel North
computer.cri	98842	Computer Crime: Current Practices, Problems and Proposed Solutions, by Brian J. Peretti
coolhand.hac	3301	Coolhand Luke explains what is happening with TNSHB TGR
coph.log	1883	Log of Session on the Committee of the Physically Handicapped BBS, by Roy Lipscomb
corruptinf.hac	5695	Corrupt Security BBS Introduces Itself
cosysop.txt	4529	Thoughts on Co-Sysops for WWIV Boards and Security Levels in General
crash2	3772	How to Crash GBBS II Boards
crashae.pro	5376	A Sysop's Guide to AE
crashem	9077	What to Do When You Break Into a BBS by Doctor Crush
cshcommy.txt	2916	How to Crash a Commodore BBS
cursehist.txt	16121	The Curse BBS, by The Incognito: A History (1988)
cyberthr.txt	36647	CYBERThrash by Julian Dibbell (March 1990)
danger1.txt	5625	The Danger of Computer Bulletin Boards by Chief Alfred Olsen (October 29, 1993)
danger2.txt	4585	The Danger of Computer Bulletin Boards by Chief Alfred O. Olsen (Second Part)
danger3.txt	5784	The Danger of Computer Bullet Boards, by Alfred O. Olsen (Part III)
dde-31.txt	7406	Distorted Digital Erection #31 (June 2, 1994)
dead1.txt	17152	The History of the BBS User, a Musical Drama in 5 Parts
defense.txt	2699	Your Defense as a BBS Operator, by Brian Oblivion (1992)
deflib.bbs	103794	Defamation Liability of Computerized BBS Operators and Problems of Proof by John R. Kahn
design.bbs	22390	Some Designs Ideas for a BBS Program
diaryhack.txt	31710	The Diary of a Hacker Parts I and II by the Cuisinart Blade (Excellent)
dirtydzn.txt	53822	The Dirty Dozen: An Uploaded Program Alert List Issue #7 (January 4, 1987)
disaster.!!!	6975	Extremely Long File About Why they're Not a Pirate BBS
dishpavc.frm	1674	NFO FILE: Fucking Hostile BBS System
dljunkie.txt	3257	Confessions of a Download Junkie (How to Tell You're Addicted to Downloading)
document.txt	4276	A User Describes his Dream BBS Software, Centrum
dodontae.hum	9385	The Do's and Dont's of ASCII Express by Quasimoto
donate.nws	12378	A Very Interesting Fight Breaks Out About Charging Subscription Rates for a Previously Public BBS (1989)
downtime.bul	806	A Policy Regarding BBS Downtime
dpa-bbs.-10	4595	The Disktop Publishing BBS - The Epicenter of Electronic Publishing by Ron Albright, Sysop
dpa-q&a.-10	11197	What is "disktop publishing?"
dti1.txt	9351	Midnite Computer Wiring Society Profile by DTI of Kryptic Night (1990)
dvoraktcimp.txt	8785	John Dvorak: Keystone Kops Caper in Computer Community (About the Tom Tcimpidis Case) (October 12, 1984)
electrop.txt	115151	Electropolis: Communication and Community on Internet Relay Chat by Elizabeth M. Reid (1991)
elite.acc	37356	A somewhat serious attempt by LOD to explain what the phrase "Elite" truly means and how to achieve it
elites.txt	3113	Someone who is VERY Angry about the Eliteness of a BBS
end.metal.ae	7296	The End of the Metal AE, by Lustfer Death
endmetalae.txt	7442	The End of the Metal AE (February 14, 1990)
engrgbbs.lst	41232	Engineering Oriented Bulletin Board Systems Directory (April 8, 1991)
exconf.log	54758	Log of a Session on the Executive Region Premium BBS by Roy Lipscomb (August 8, 1992)
exec-pc	45577	About the Exec-PC Network (Since 1982) by the Exec-PC BBS (1991)
fbi	27677	Excerpts from The FBI and Your BBS, from The Net News Admin of Ripco.Com (September 5, 1994)
fbi&bbs.txt	18995	The FBI Comes Rapping, Rapping At Your BBS by Brock N. Meeks
fbi1	6996	Offworld BBS Buster: Computer Operator Denies Porn Menu by Christine Bertelson (January 19, 1993)
fbiraid.txt	35665	Colonel Guilty of Sending Porn over Computer from the Associated Press
fdfaq.001	8923	FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions about FrontDoor, TosScan, and Related Utilities
feardead.txt	21557	The Fear and Loathing BBS Was Busted Today, August 3, 1993
fever	6453	The BBS Fever by Steve King
fever.txt	6515	The Tragedy of On-Line Addition, by Steve King
file9301.src	5585	How do I Get a Copy of the Hack Report? (FidoNet)
filter.hst	7167	Telecomputing: BBS of the Month by Curt Phillips (Line Noise Filter)
fixline.txt	13361	Your System Has Noise! By Bill Noel
flamers.bib	4353	The Flamer's Bible by Joe Talmadge
flamerul.txt	7807	A Guide to BBS Flames by Stacy A. Thomas (Junary 4, 1993)
flmtips.txt	14101	Otto's Flame Tips: How to Conduct a Flame War, or How to Piss off FIDOnet Sysops in Network 105
fotmw.txt	162566	The Fall of the Modem World, by Chris (Unformatted)
freenopc.txt	7760	The New Orleans Personal Computer Club Membership Information File
fremont.hac	12216	Articles Concerning the California "Fremont Bust" (March, 1986)
fuckdave.txt	14818	Fuck Dave Lindsey (Warchild) by CyberChrist (November 11, 1993)
galnet.txt	5214	Galactica Net: Information and Rules
galnetco.txt	12361	GalacticNet: Rules and Regulation
gateway.ann	13109	Information on Gateway '89 (BBS Convention in NY)
gttutor0.txt	23721	Factual Errors in "GTTUTOR and MEGALink" Files by Chuck Forsberg (June 23, 1987)
gttutor1.txt	27865	A Tutorial about Modem Communications by Raymond Wood and Jim Davis
gttutor2.txt	26189	Conversation with Hames Davis and Raymond Wood Regarding Modems and GT PowerComm
gttutor3.txt	11750	Conversation with Hames Davis and Raymond Wood Regarding Modems and GT PowerComm (Part III)
guide.txt	21321	The Ultraviolet Cafe's Guide to Better Modeming Cuisine, by Tony Frey
h96sysop.txt	14157	Explanation of the Hayes Sysop Program
hacker-1.boy	15023	The Loser Hacker Wannabe on ARGUS by Genetic Mutation
hacker-2.boy	24123	Additional Comments from Lose Hackerboy, by Genetic Mutation
hacker.txt	152596	Northern Illinois University: The Social Organization of the Computer Underground
hacker3.txt	18747	The Diary of a Hacker Part 3, by the Blade Cuisinart
handle.hum	9426	How to Choose an Alias, by The Sheister/UMass Bandit
hi-speed.txt	101627	What You Need to Know About Modems by patrick Chen (December 25, 1991)
histrycc.txt	12808	The Ways of CACHE: A History of the Chicago Area Computer Hobbyist Exchange by Charles F. Douds (1983)
hotshot.txt	134000	FILE LIST: The Hotshot BBS In Sweden
howtobbs.txt	9216	How to Become an Unsuccessful, Burned-Out SysOp
hsalist.139.txt	19980	HSAnet Nodelist for Friday, May 19, 1995 -- Day number 139 (1995)
hsalistann.139.txt	21069	Information about The Hashbrown Society of America Network, including nodelist, by Rich Bobrowicz (2004)
hum1193	817	Top Ten Ways To Tell You're Having a Really Rough Day In BBS Land by Joe De Rouen (1993)
hum4	4781	From the Mage's Workshop: The BBS Weaselholic (1994) by Joe DeRouen
humor.txt	6912	BBS CAPTURE: Collection of Jokes from the Colorama BBS
hype2.txt	11549	A Reply to the Busted Information File by Bender (British Phreaking) (Includes Tags)
i.teen.modem.gk	13952	I Was a Teenage Modem Geek by The Sheister/Umass Bandit
ih-derf.txt	11390	One Man's Thoughts on the DERF BBS Scene
iiu-001.txt	5955	Bust Avoidance For Dipshits typed by Derision (1990)
info0	18432	The IBM Bust of 612 by Professor Falken (January 29, 1988)
infolook.txt	42946	Information on Info-Look (September 23, 1989)
insane18.txt	9034	Insane Inc. Price List from Static Rave Zulu
install.txt	11530	DOCUMENTAITON: Chat with Lisa, by Mike Fox (1995)
intlwrn.txt	2781	A Warning Before Joining Interlec and Cliff Whatkinds
intro.fun	2399	Little cool intro blurb before launching into BBS Discussions
intro.prn	9440	An Introduction to the Paul Revere Network
intwrn2.txt	9744	A Response to Doug Scott's file/message called INTLWRN.ZIP (BBS Flame War from 1991)
jaycol93.oct	13364	BBSing and the Law by Jay Gaines
keith2.txt	2585	A Letter of Concern about the Seizing of a BBS Computer (January 19, 1994)
keith3.txt	7854	United States District Court vs. Steve Jackson Games
kiddie.txt	20301	A Recap of the Events Surrounding the Amateur Action BBS
kileach.txt	6865	Dr. Smut's Prescription to Sysops for Terrorizing Loser Users and Leeches
killtlgd.txt	4805	How To Crash a Telegard BBS by The Crypt Keeper
killwarz.txt	2093	Kill those K-RaDiCaL K00l KiD wArEz b0aRdS! (July 12, 1992)
kk00ld00ds.txt	5401	The History of K-K00l D00ds by The Edge
krad-usenet.txt	25352	Various Theories of what K-Rad Means on Usenet, Followed by some Original Users Mailing In (1994)
leeches	3584	Leeches, by The Grim Reaper of ESP (February 8, 1985)
leeches.txt	3593	Leeches by The Grim Reaper of ESP (February 8, 1985)
leechhat	6558	What Leeches Hate about A.E. Sysops by Crackmaster
legal.txt	6288	Checking Out Files from the Realm of Darkness BBS
libcat.pro	4514	Public Access to Library Catalogs Via Modem
limrks.txt	6400	BBS Capture: Colorama Dirty Limericks
lists.txt	3030	A Book of Lists (About BBS Programs) by Shooting Shark (September 3, 1985)
lnenoise.txt	3172	Line Noise, by Bill Noel
localbbs.txt	7543	A List of Chicago Area BBSes (1991)
lod_ss	20451	The Secret Service, UUCP,and The Legion of Doom
lodstuff.txt	48261	The LOD Files - A CuD Critique, by the CuD Moderators (May 29, 1993)
logonmsg.txt	1318	WELCOME SCREEN: The Clinic, with Sysop Doctor Quack
loserusr.txt	7552	The Traits of a Loser User (December 11, 1985)
lubbock.feds	668	A List of Lubbock, TX Federal Agents by Bartman (December 15, 1992)
maggot.weeding	7552	Dr. Arcane's Guide to Maggot Weeding Volume 1.0 by Dr. Arcane
maggotweeding.txt	7757	Dr. Arcane's Guide to Maggot Weeding Volume 1.0 by Dr. Arcane
mailsysp.lib	18464	Sysop Liability for Enroute Mail, by Mike Riddle
malformed.gens	14464	Maformed Genitals: Written by the Ramsacker of Pieces of Eight
mass.txt	10880	Blade Runner Describes the Goings-On of "Max", in the 908 BBS Clique of 1990
master.txt	6656	This story appears to be some threatening letter to a Sysop, about Communism.
mfgenitals.txt	14754	Malformed Genitals by The Ramsacker of Pieces of Eight
miagrps.txt	7424	Modem Organizations/Groups/Gangs in Stark County by M.I.A. (May 12, 1991)
minos.txt	7424	Information on the Minos BBS System
mnepress	7314	A Major Change in Direction for ModemNews (December 1, 1993)
mnfileid	16542	The Introduction and Thinking Behind FILE_ID.DIZ by Richard Holler Version 1.7 (March 11, 1993)
modem.pai	15189	A Collection of the "Modem Pail Kids"
modem.spf	7168	Split Personalities on Electronic Bulletin Boards by Rangott Spliekin
modem.txt	8064	Are you a BBS Addict?
modemlif.hac	10818	The Modem Life: Is it Really Worth it? By The Nomad
modmhead.txt	9357	Modemhead by Eddy Vasile
mogur.txt	3356	Southern California Sysops Pull the Plug on Tcimpidis, by David Brown (October 19, 1984)
mondo.txt	16335	Riding the BoardzZz: A Guided Tour of the Underground from Mondo 2000
mons	3552	Choosing a Monster BBS by Gage Steele (1994)
moritz.txt	2685	Complete description of the Bill Moritz Affair, Circa 6/1/90-11/1/90 by Kevin Paradine, Sysop, Zeppelin BBS
multi.txt	48306	Special Sysop Deals on MultiModems
must.see	1940	Tag for Rusty and Edie's BBS
mydaywss.txt	15383	My Day with the Secret Service Man, by The Incognito
narc-fbi.txt	1202	A Warning about FBI Agents penetrating BBSes
natl.enlt.1	5760	The National Enlightener Issue #1
natl.enlt.2	8064	The National Enlightener Issue #2
natl.enlt.cmmt	3328	The National Enlightener Comments and Credits
natlenlightener1.txt	5904	The Elite Commandments from the National Enlightener
natlenlightener2.txt	8312	The National Enlightener Issue #2: Interviews and Quotes
natlenlightener3.txt	3367	The National Enlightener Issue #3: Summing Things Up
ne3.txt	4432	The National Enlightener (Mid-80's Scandal Sheet for Phreaks)
nenewfsh.txt	3498	The National Enlightener (Scandal Sheet for the Pirate/Phreak World)
net282.txt	11904	Look out for John! He's a Sysop AND a Killer!
netmail.txt	9380	NetMail Documentation (Fidonet Netmail)
new.gen.group	6528	The New Generation Group Guide by Beezle Bart of The Thought Police
newgengrpguide.txt	6555	The New Generation Group Guide by Beezlebart of The Thought Police
newsltr.94	32894	Newsletter for RAIN (Random Access Information Network) BBS through 1994 (1994)
newsltr.95	69376	Newsletter for RAIN (Random Access Information Network) BBS through 1995 (1995)
newsltr.96	35164	Newsletter for RAIN (Random Access Information Network) BBS through 1996 (1996)
nhawards.94	4753	The New Haven BBS Awards, 1994 Edition (Second Annual)
nicecomm.txt	4826	Communication Etiquette in Modern Media (March 16, 1994)
nobusts.txt	4164	The Sysop's Guide to Not Getting Busted, by The Story Teller
noise.txt	5573	Dealing with Line Noise from Jim 953 (August 31, 1988)
non1	8734	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	8917	The Organization of "The Resistance" (December 30, 1992)
norml-2.new	19380	NORML: Cannabis: The Rational View" (January 4, 1993)
nysastat.pro	3492	New York Sysops Association Ethics List
nystaxes.txt	3868	Important News Release from ModemNews: (September 10, 1991)
oas.txt	3207	The Online Atlanta Society (OAS) -- What Is It?
oiesuit.txt	25559	Court Documents from the Oklahoma Information Exchange criminal case (March 10, 1994)
opinion.txt	9216	One SysOp's Opinion
pamateur	3304	The Twit Filter: The Professional Amateur by Dave Bealer
party!.txt	3359	Invitation to the Telecomputing Magazine COMDEX Party: "The Biggest Names in BBSing"
patriotbbs.ham	4158	The Great Dreams of the Patriot BBS
pcinfo.txt	3968	Police Report on John Richard, the Scofflaw Sysop
pcorip1.txt	4746	Warning how Phone Companies are charging all BBS's as a Business
pcorip2.txt	2401	Call to Arms to stop the Overcharing Phone Companies and Save BBSs.
pcp	26942	Access Numbers for PC Pursuit, by The Phantom
phile9.txt	7599	Phile 9: Review of Apple BBS Boards
pnbreg.frm	2728	Application to get onto the Adult Section of the Puss N Boots BBS
points.txt	41830	List of BBSes that Distribute ZIP Magazine
polaris.txt	5948	The History of the Polaris Citadel (October 30, 1984)
prelim.txt	3962	Tony Davis and the seizure of the Oklahoma Information Exchange BBS
product.txt	6192	The Roster of Devonline Products (BBS Doors)
prose.txt	19584	Archive of Poetry from the House of the Rising Sun BBS (October 1, 1994)
protogen.txt	29808	Log File of Going through the ProtoGen BBS (1993)
ques	4616	Questions and Answers To The BBSes and Nets Around the World (1993)
quiz.txt	3912	Are You a BBSaholic?
qwkformt.txt	2232	The QWK file format
qwkpacket.txt	4161	Information on the QWK Packet File Format
r&estory.txt	13240	Rusty and Edie's BBS Seized by the FBI (Bulletin Boards and Badges)
r0dent.txt	6016	A Day in the Life of a R0dent from the Music City BBS
ra.txt	21105	Generally Making a RemoteAccess BBS Sad, by Valentino
radshack.txt	4561	SysOp is Told by Radio Shack to Take Down Her BBS
raid.txt	3919	FBI Raids California BBS Thanks to the Efforts of the SPA (Press Release)
rbbs.txt	3939	How to Destroy an RBBS-PC System by Phreak's Cabaret
rbbsbox.txt	2496	RBBS-PC of Chicago Offers the Official RBBS-PC In a Box CD-ROM
rcpm-ug.prn	51550	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	3072	Real Sysops and Unreal Board Crashers: Real BBS Users by The Master Watchman of The Encounter
real.bbses	3840	Read BBSes Don't Eat Upload Credits by Suicidal Maniac
real.pirates.5	3072	The Real Pirates Guide Volume 5 by Rabid Rasta and Control Reset of High Society
real.r0dents.gd	4608	Real R0dent's Guide by Shooting Shark
realbbsd.txt	3829	Real BBSes Don't Eat Upload Credits by Suicidal Maniac of the Dirty Bird's Nest BBS
realbbsusers.txt	3098	An Addition to Real Sysops and Unreal Board Crashers by The Master Watchman of The Encounter
realgphi.txt	5894	The Official Guide to G-Phile Authors, by Man Tooth (Needs Formatting)
ripcowar.txt	75392	The Seizure Warrant Documents for the Ripco BBS (1990)
safeinfo.fun	2176	Blueprints of the Safehouse BBS
safter	18849	The Scene, as I see it, and a warning to all my modem acquaintances, by Sought After (February 3, 1992)
sanessay.txt	12620	An Essay on the Electronic Highways by Havok Halcyon of SANctuary (September 25, 1992)
sbbbs85.txt	5290	The Santa Barbara BBS Scene of the Mid 80's, by Charles Hobbs
sbbstips.txt	19917	The SuperBBS Tip File
sbfree.txt	31497	Ad for the Strictly Business BBS's Free Offers to Help Your Business Grow, 1992
scared.pwp	3072	The Edge Talks About Being Harassed on his BBS
security.txt	4009	Wildcat BBS System Emergency System Documentation (January 2, 1989)
seizures.txt	32081	Some of the Dangers in Running a BBS (Message by Kee Hinckley) (June 1, 1990)
sel-bbs	10558	21 Considerations in Selecting BBSes to Use and Enjoy, by Ken Buchholz
sfagenda.txt	8460	The Star Fighter Agenda by The Ramshacker (October 7, 1991)
sha2	2779	The Best on the Boards, by Russell Mirabelli (1993)
sjgames1.txt	2837	Secret Service Held Guilty of Violating Computer Privacy by Bob Ortega (March 16, 1993)
sjgames2.txt	6848	Court Ruling Gives Laws on Privacy a Hi-Tech Edge, by Bob Ortega (March 18, 1993)
so.wannabe.syso	5248	So, You Wanna Be a Sysop Version 1.3 by The NOID, The Hevmedler, and Mister I/O
sol_text.lst	124927	The Files Listing for Socialism Online BBS
spoof.txt	960	HI I AM A NEW USER ON THIS BBS!!!!!!!
star.fytr.agnda	8320	An Analysis by The Ramsacker (October 7, 1991)
start-bb.txt	41767	So You Want to Start a BBS? bt Jerry Shifrin (May 23, 1987)
startbbs.txt	8231	Tips on Starting Your Own BBS by Pazuzu (November 11, 1993)
stbfiles.bbs	43200	Listing of Files on the STB BBS
strknkd2.txt	15374	Stark Naked: The Journal of Stark County Telecom Volume 1 Issue #2 (August 1, 1992)
strknkd3.txt	16896	Stark Naked: The Journal of Stark County Telecom Volume 1 Issue #3 (August 8, 1992)
strknkd4.txt	19072	Stark Naked: The Journal of Stark County Telecom Volume 1 Issue #4 (September 1, 1992)
strknkd5.txt	15816	Stark Naked: The Journal of Stark County Telecom Volume 1 Issue #5 (September 20, 1992)
stupidki	4897	Large, All Capitals Rant about Stupid Kids
suckage.nfo	14410	Large Amount of Information about Lithium
sundevil.txt	69213	Articles from 2600 Magazine regarding Operation Sundevil (The BBS Crackdowns of 1990)
suprt.lst	48267	Technical Support List: BBS's, Datafax's And Internet Sites (December, 1995)
syndrome.txt	4422	The Hacker Syndrome: How They Did It (September 5, 1986)
sys	4235	The SysOp's Tale, Poem by Jogn Chambers, 1992
sys_liab.txt	203190	E-Law: Legal Issues Affecting Computer Information Systems and System Operator Liability, by David J. Loundy
sysfun.txt	6765	SysOp Fun, by Mutant Offspring
syslaw.txt	4493	Book Review: SYSLAW: The Sysop's Legal Manual by J. D. Abolins
syslibli.txt	105928	Defamation Liability of Computerized Belletin Board Operators and problems of Proof, by John R. Kahn (February, 1989)
sysop.nws	3024	James Galt Discusses the Sysop Madness (April 27, 1989)
sysop.txt	2606	Information Regarding the Posting of Unicorn Software Programs on BBSes
sysopblu.pro	4871	The SysOp Blues
sysopeev.txt	6199	A Sysop's Peeves, by Bob Maxwell (July 21, 1986)
sysops	21824	What Files are Legal for Distribution on a BBS?
sysopsui.txt	35115	SysOp Suicide! (A Day in the Life of a System Operator) by James C. Goldbloom (March 1988)
sysoptest.txt	15878	The SysOp Test by Robin Francis and Bruno Gagnon (September 2, 1991)
tales.13.yr.old	6528	The United Anarchists' Guild Presents: Tales of a Thirteen Year Old Lose, by The Kracker and The Trash Can Man
tbk1.txt	8232	Weird Chat with The Black Knight on a BBS (1993)
tcctale.txt	6528	Once Upon a Time in A BBS Far Away (Parody/Complaint of a BBS) (December 12, 1993)
tdt-bust.nfo	6421	The Fed Busts: The TDT is Temporarily Disbanded
telecomputing.txt	67456	Telecomputing Magazine: Electronic Edition, by Galaxy Telecomm Corporation (October/November, 1990)
telegard.txt	9682	Martin Pollard Explains Why He's Killing off Telegard Software (December 8, 1991)
telix2.cap	4838	How to upgrade Your 2400 Modem into a 9600 Baud by Death Bringer (June 7, 1991)
textfiles.txt	2320	Textfiles, to the Tune of "Big Time" by Jason Scott (March 9th, 1987)
textprime.txt	6520	The Ramsacker's Textfile Primer (July 27, 1989)
tgbackdr.txt	3814	The Telegard Sysop's Protection Hints by the Man Against the Mob
thetruth.tdk	4167	The Real Story, by Michael Levy, aka The Dark Knight
toobad.pro	3330	The SysOp's Survival Guide
truth.txt	10545	The Truth about HumbleBabe
twincity.txt	3909	A History of the Twin City Citadels (April 23, 1985)
ua.txt	14322	Project Underground Alliance - A Proposal for Change: by Targa Phantom
ucgg0591.txt	12223	The UCGG Newletter (May 1991) by Robin #23
ussr.bbs	5073	Known USSR BBSes (February 22, 1991)
v32-v42.txt	11737	What is the Benefit of MNP? By David Terry, of Salt Air BBS, 05/19/1991
voiceswl	151413	Voices from the Well: The Logic of the Virtual Commons, by Marc A. Smith of Department of Sociology of UCLA
warehpav.bom	7972	WaReZ d00dz and H/P/A/V: A Failing Mixture, by Mr. Sandman (August 21, 1993)
warning.txt	1330	Warning about Dragons Lair BBS Being Down
wasphq.ans	2911	ANSI BBS Ad for the Trekkers' Tavern
who-me.txt	8596	So You Want to be a Sysop, by Al Gutkin of "The Tax Board"
winfrend.pro	6601	BBS Etiquette Education
works.phk	8063	Jason Scott's Offer to Revive the Works BBS (1995)
ziphack.txt	2900	Regarding Hacked versions of PKware Products, by Bob Mahoney (December 11, 1992)

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