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Bulletin Board System (BBS) Definition
DocumentID: 655818
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 8:29:38 PM

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WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

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Solutions: Bulletin Board System (BBS): A bulletin board system is a computer that operates with a program and a modem to allow other computers with modems to communicate with the system. Often, this service is provided on a round the clock basis. There are hundreds of MS-DOS and PC-related bulletin board systems in the United States offering a wealth of information and public domain software that can be downloaded. Most BBS's fall into one of five distinct categories. The general interest BBS caters to a large audience, with message bases devoted to several topics, a generous supply of public domain software, news, and entertainment. The technical BBS deals with questions about DOS, hardware and programming. System specific boards focus on some particular brand of computer system and contain compatibility tips and information on related issues. Special interest BBS's offer information on non-computer subjects. Other boards exist primarily as sources for the many public domain programs available and contain massive libraries of files for downloading.

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