Bulletin board systems
= Bulletin board systems
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Bulletin Board Systems (BBS) are computer systems that were popular from the late 1970s through the 1990s, primarily before the rise of the internet. A BBS allows users to connect to the system via a modem, access information, upload and download files, post messages in forums (often referred to as message boards or forums), and engage in chat with other users.