Oldest BBS that's still online?
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[deleted] · 2021-12-09 18:55

Would find it interesting to look at messages from the 80s/90s. If
theres any archives available, or better yet, online BBSs that go back
that far, would be very cool.

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ILikeBumblebees · 2021-12-09 19:13

Probably ExecPC.

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vga256 · 2021-12-09 22:34

Wow, I had no idea ExecPC was still around! I only found out about
them in their later years when they became an ISP.

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joshrenaud · 2021-12-10 01:58

I haven't been able to successfully telnet to ExecPC in several years.
Are you able to?

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AllEncompassingThey · 2021-12-10 05:39

3Com modem test number

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nickmackechnie · 2021-12-10 06:56

Mines been online since 1988....

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dmine45 · 2021-12-10 23:15

Sadly that BBS is now gone.

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dmine45 · 2021-12-10 23:16

I think if I recall correctly I did some research for someone.

Look at this article from 2017.

https://arstechnica.com/information-
technology/2017/04/a-1986-bulletin-board-system-has-brought-the-old-
web-back-to-life-in-2017/

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ILikeBumblebees · 2021-12-10 23:49

Yes, I just can't log in because my account is expired.

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ILikeBumblebees · 2021-12-10 23:50

It definitely is not, but its connectivity isn't always 100%.

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dmine45 · 2021-12-11 02:08

It's been down for over a month. I think this time it's gone.

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dmine45 · 2021-12-11 02:09

Last day it's been up is Oct 31, 2021

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JohnPolka · 2021-12-11 04:33

That's really cool!  Which BBS is yours?

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JohnPolka · 2021-12-11 05:44

My BBS (The Basement) was originally up from 1986 to 1998.  I put it
back up in 2017.  I preserved some of the old message bases.  So,
there are messages from the late 80s and early 90s. I also have them
posted on my BBS' website if you prefer looking at them on the web.
You can find the BBS connection info as well as the link to the
Basement BBS website at the following link:

https://www.telnetbbsguide.com/bbs/basement-bbs/

-JP

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Iron_Slug · 2021-12-11 16:57

There are tons of old Fidonet messages here:

[https://www.ipingthereforeiam.com/bbs/msgs](https://www.ipingtherefor
eiam.com/bbs/msgs)

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nickmackechnie · 2021-12-13 01:26

Http://bbs.thenet.gen.nz - The Trashcan BBS