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A welcome screen for the Free-net bulletin board, from 1994. A bulletin board system (BBS), also called a computer bulletin board service (CBBS), [1] is a computer server running software that allows users to connect to the system using a terminal program.
ProBoards is a free, remotely hosted message board service that facilitates online discussions by allowing people to create their own online communities. ProBoards was founded by California-based technology entrepreneur Patrick Clinger, who developed the ProBoards software to empower online community creation
phpBB is an Internet forum package written in the PHP scripting language.The name "phpBB" is an abbreviation of PHP Bulletin Board.Available under the GNU General Public License, phpBB is free and open-source.
Diversi-Dial (DDial) – Chat-room atmosphere supporting up to 7 incoming lines allowing links to other DDial boards. GBBS – Applesoft and assembler-based BBS program by Greg Schaeffer. GBBS Pro – based on the ACOS or MACOS (modified ACOS) language. Net-Works II – by Nick Naimo. SBBS – Sonic BBS by Patrick Sonnek.
Simple Machines Forum (SMF) software is an open-source web application that provides Internet forum and message board services. It is developed by Simple Machines. The name reflects the creator's initial goal of providing a website that could be operated by novice programmers and requires minimal server resources. [1]
This is an incomplete list of notable bulletin board systems: CBBS – the first BBS on record, established 1978; Celco 51 – used by the United States Secret Service during the Operation Cybersnare sting; Demon Roach Underground – popular hacker BBS and former home of the CULT OF THE DEAD COW
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It highlights major features that the manager of a forum might want and should expect to be commonly available in different forum software. These comparisons do not include remotely hosted services which use their own proprietary software, rather than offering a package for download which webmasters can host by themselves.