How to Use Telnet to Connect to a Bulletin Board Systems (BBS)

In this video we discuss how to use telnet to connect to a bulletin board systems (BBS)

We will need to find a bbs's to connect to. Thankfully we have a bulletin board system list (BBS List) handy. This is a list of any bbs still running. We of course will connect to one for a bulletin board service example

Next we will need a method to connect via telnet to the electronic bulletin board systems. We will be looking at rs232 alternatives / wifi232 alternatives

Then we will need a way to get our ms dos computer connected to the internet for this I have selected a suite called mTCP

Bulletin Board Systems. It's what people did before the internet. We will discuss what they are, how to connect to them, and how to find them in 2017. Join me for some Fun on Retro PCs

No modem, no problem. Telnet works with modern computer hardware, modern internet connections, not to mention a wide variety of vintage machines! No need to dial-up you can jump right in a play some Legend of the Red Dragon! check out the easy way to get classic computers onto a Telnet BBS
bulletin board system history
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulletin_board_system#History

what is bbs
A bulletin board system or BBS is a computer server running software that allows users to connect to the system using a terminal program

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