List of bulletin board systems

This is an incomplete list of notable bulletin board systems:

CBBS Ã¢ÂÂ the first BBS on record, established 1978
Celco 51 Ã¢ÂÂ used by the United States Secret Service during the Operation Cybersnare sting
Demon Roach Underground Ã¢ÂÂ popular hacker BBS and former home of the CULT OF THE DEAD COW
ExecPC BBS Ã¢ÂÂ America's largest dial-up BBS through the late 1980s
Forum 80 Ã¢ÂÂ based in Kingston upon Hull, the UK's first BBS, started in 1980
ISCABBS Ã¢ÂÂ largest worldwide BBS, formerly located at the University of Iowa, and still both running and active as of 2024.
MindVox Ã¢ÂÂ famous New York based BBS and internet service provider founded by members of Legion of Doom
Monochrome BBS Ã¢ÂÂ BBS based in the UK, founded in 1990 and still running 2023
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Plover-NET Ã¢ÂÂ early hacker BBS, origins of hacker group Legion of Doom
PTT Bulletin Board System Ã¢ÂÂ largest BBS in Taiwan, still the most popular online forum in 2018
Rusty n Edie's BBS Ã¢ÂÂ raided by the FBI in 1993 and sued by Playboy in 1997
SDF Public Access Unix System - Started in 1987 as an ANIME SIG
SF Net Ã¢ÂÂ was a coin-operated BBS accessible from select coffee shops located throughout the San Francisco Bay Area
SMTH BBS Ã¢ÂÂ The largest BBS in China, hosted by Tsinghua University
The Brewers' Witch BBS Ã¢ÂÂ Texas-based BBS catering to Pagan and Neopagan discussion and community
TOTSE Ã¢ÂÂ Bay Area BBS known for large and often controversial selection of text files and internet discussion forum

References

Telnet BBS Guide - The largest active listing of Telnet accessible Bulletin Board Systems on the Internet (since 1997)
BBS: The Documentary
TEXTFILES.COM Historical BBS List - A collection of BBS numbers from the past 20 Years
Roblist - An article on (and extract of) "Roblist", the de facto BBS list for South Africa active until 1996.
bbs-scene.org bbs list active boards (via Wayback Machine)