At present, you can get the latest international software and information at any time through the BBS system, and you can also discuss various interesting topics such as computer software, hardware, internet, multimedia, programming and medicine with others. You can also use the BBS system to publish some notices such as "recruiting friends", "cheap transfer" and "company products". This garden is right beside you and me. As long as you have 1 computer, 1 modem and 1 telephone line, you can enter this "super-era" field and enjoy its unparalleled power!
First, the history of BBS
1978 developed a set of BBS Chicago (Computerized Bulletin Board System/Chicago) based on 8080 chip, which is the earliest BBS system. Then, with the appearance of Mac, two BBS systems, namely BulletinBoardSystem and People (s Message System) based on Mac, were developed. When 198 1 was born, IBM PC didn't have its own BBS system. It was not until 1982 that BussLane wrote the prototype program of IBM personal computer in Basic language. After several revisions, the personal computer system BBS was finally rewritten in 1983 through the efforts of CapitalPCUserGroup(CPCUG) to communicate with members of special interest groups. After finishing by Thomas Mach, the BBS system of 1 version of personal computer-RBBS-PC was finally completed. The biggest feature of this BBS system is that all source programs are open, which is conducive to future modification and maintenance. Therefore, it is used as a framework when developing other BBS systems, so RBBS-PC has won the reputation of the originator of BBS.
But at that time, the problem of how to realize the connection between stations was not solved. 1984, TomJonning of the United States developed a set of bulletin board system program FIDO with electronic function. Because the software has the functions of connecting lines between stations and automatically transmitting information to each other, the stations can send emails at the same scheduled time, which makes BBS networking have an opportunity.
Since the development of BBS, apart from FidoNet, there are several well-known amateur BBS networks in the world, such as EggNet, AlterNet and RBBBS. Because the information exchange between these networks and FidoNet is not a problem, this realizes the so-called cross-network.
Second, BBS is in China.
About 199 1 year, the first BBS station in China started. After a long period of development, until 1995, with the sharp price reduction of computers and peripherals, BBS was gradually recognized by people. 1996 has developed at an amazing speed. Domestic BBS stations can be divided into two types according to their nature: one is commercial BBS stations, such as Xinhua News Network; The other is amateur BBS stations, such as Paradise Information Station. Because the use of commercial BBS stations needs to be charged, and the services provided by commercial stations have no advantage compared with amateur stations, the number of users is small. Most webmasters of amateur BBS stations, based on personal relationships, exchange emails every day, and gradually form a national email network-China FIDONET (China Huiduo Network). As a result, users everywhere can exchange information with netizens in different places through local amateur BBS stations. This cross-regional mail exchange is the fundamental factor that commercial radio stations cannot compete with amateur radio stations. Because amateur BBS stations have this advantage, users are more willing to join. The word "amateur" here does not mean that the service and technical level of such BBS stations are amateur, but refers to the nature of such BBS stations. Generally BBS stations are developed by volunteers. They pay not only money but also energy. Its purpose is to promote the healthy development of China's computer network and improve the application level of computer users.
Third, PCBBS and InternetBBS.
From the way of construction, BBS can be divided into PCBBS and InternetBBS. PCBBS is a BBS system composed of existing telephone networks. Because of the low construction cost, the BBS mentioned above is generally built like this. With the development of amateur BBS stations in full swing, with the full opening of ChinaNet, more and more people use the Internet and realize the convenience and fun of using the Internet. Internet-based BBS, that is, InternetBBS, has begun to develop. However, due to the high cost of constructing InternetBBS at present, it has not yet formed a large scale. I believe that with the decline of Internet usage fees, there will be more and more BBS of this type.