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Welcome back to 1996! Archeobits has painstakingly reconstructed various 1990s and early 2000s websites of historic importance to vintage computer enthusiasts, and hosts UNOFFICIAL mirrors here for your enjoyment. Thank you to archive.org and the wayback machine for making many of these website mirrors possible.


BBS File Resources (Mirrored)
BBS Archives

Mike Ehlert's famous BBS Archives. Over 17,000 files for DOS, Windows and OS/2 BBS SysOps. The oldest and largest BBS resource on the net.

Snapshot: May 2, 2024
Formerly: http://archives.thebbs.org
The BBS Software Directory

Jason Scott's extensive collection of BBS software artifacts from across all platforms. This collection was curated as a part of his research to produce "BBS: The Documentary."

Snapshot: Jan 12, 2025
Commodore BBS Programs

Bo Zimmerman's extensive collection of BBS software for the C=64 and C=128. Reviews, screenshots and downloads. The entire zimmers.net website is mirrored, not just the BBS content.

Snapshot: Jan 17, 2025
The Maximus Homepage

Gary Gilmore's Maximus BBS support website. The best resource for Maximus SysOps on the net. Home of the MaxFDN (File Distribution Network) on FidoNet.

Snapshot: Oct 10, 2000
Formerly: http://www.oeonline.com/~garyg/




BBS Software Companies (Mirrored)
Clark Development

The official website of Fred Clark's PCBoard BBS and Clark Development. The "It's Coming..." header graphic was referring to the company's answer to the Internet: MetaWorlds.

Snapshot: Feb 23, 1997
Formerly: http://www.pcboard.com
Lanius Corporation

The official website of Scott Dudley's Maximus BBS and Squish Mail.

Snapshot: Oct 6, 2002
Formerly: http://www.lanius.com
Remote Access Central

The official website of Bruce Morse's Remote Access BBS. RA was developed by Andrew Milner in 1989 and sold to Bruce Morse in 1997.

Snapshot: Feb 25, 2001
Formerly: http://www.rapro.com




BBS Information Resources (Mirrored)
SysOp's Corner

MaryLou White's (aka Catlin) resource for SysOps. Links to all of the different BBS software, utility and door game company websites (which no longer exist.)

Snapshot: Jan 14, 2022
Formerly: http://sysopscorner.thebbs.org
The Official BBS FAQ

Claire Walters' Official BBS FAQ created after noticing the same questions being asked over and over again on the alt.bbs Usenet newsgroup in 1994. The tenth edition (Jan 2005) is mirrored here.

Snapshot: May 14, 2024
Formerly: https://www.thebbs.org/bbsfaq/
BBS Timeline

Jason Scott's linear timeline describing historical events of BBSes from the invention of the telegraph through 2002. This work is part of the research that went into the production of "BBS: The Documentary."

Snapshot: Jan 12, 2025






 
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