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BBS: The Documentary (2005)

BBS: The Documentary

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May 1st, 2005

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BBS: The Documentary (commonly referred to as BBS Documentary) is a 3-disc, 8-episode documentary about the subculture born from the creation of the bulletin board system (BBS) filmed by computer historian Jason Scott Sadofsky of textfiles.com. Production work began in July 2001 and completed in December 2004. The finished product began shipping in May 2005. Although the documentary was released under the Creative Commons Attribute-ShareAlike 2.0 License[1], meaning that anyone can legally download it for free, Jason Scott Sadofsky has made it known that the downloadable version is only a taste of the full experience and recommends that individuals purchase the documentary DVDs.

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Cast

Ben Gardiner
Self
Vint Cerf
Self
Jack Rickard
Self
Tom Jennings
Self
Jeff Keegan
Self
Grandmaster Ratté
Self
Phil Becker
Self
Brian Ronald
Self
Bruce Esquibel
Self
Pascal Junger
Self
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Directors

Jason Scott Sadofsky
(unknown episodes)
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Producers

Jason Scott Sadofsky
producer
(unknown episodes)
Nicole Sparks
producer
(unknown episodes)
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Writers

Jason Scott Sadofsky
(unknown episodes)
Full cast & crew

Taglines

The Bulletin Board System: it brought life online.

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

May 1st, 2005 (United States of America) (Vintage Computer Festival)
May 21st, 2005 (United States of America)

Running Times

296 min

Sound Mixes

Stereo

Aspect Ratios

1.33 : 1

Production Companies

Bovine Ignition Systems

Distribution Companies

Bovine Ignition Systems (Worldwide)

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