Meaning of bulletin board system | Babel Free

Definitions

A type of computer system, now largely obsolete, used to exchange messages and data over a telecommunications network.

historical

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“As companies increase their use of microcomputer-based bulletin board systems, microcomputer managers are finding themselves saddled with the responsibility of being system operators for the boards.”

“Hackers and hacker clubs primarily communicate by means of bulletin board systems. It is estimated that there are about 1,300 underground bulletin boards in the U.S.”

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