This page contains links to videos created about the BBS scene, its history etc. If you spot something that should be added, edited etc. please get in touch: avon@bbs.nz.

When the Internet grew in popularity in the early 1990s, the world of the BBS faded, changed, and became a part of the present networked world.. but it wasn't the same. In the Summer of 2001, Jason Scott, a computer historian (and proprietor of the textfiles.com history site) wondered if anyone had made a film about these BBSes. They hadn't, so he decided he would. Four years, thousands of miles of travelling, and over 200 interviews later, “BBS: The Documentary”, a mini-series of 8 episodes about the history of the BBS, is now available on YouTube.

• BBS The.Documentary Part 1 - Baud by bbsers (10/03/2012 22:50)
• BBS The.Documentary Part 2 - Sysops and Users by bbsers (10/03/2012 23:20)
• BBS The.Documentary Part 3 - Make It Pay by bbsers (11/03/2012 00:50)
• BBS The.Documentary Part 4 - Fidonet by bbsers (11/03/2012 01:40)
• BBS The.Documentary Part 5 - Artscene by bbsers (11/03/2012 01:57)
• BBS The.Documentary Part 6 - HPAC by bbsers (11/03/2012 02:32)
• BBS The.Documentary Part 7 - No Carrier by bbsers (11/03/2012 02:42)
• BBS The.Documentary Part 8 - Compression by bbsers (11/03/2012 03:02)

• The BBS Documentary

Created by Alistair Ross (Al) 'Back to the BBS' is a documentary series introducing the viewer to what 'going online' was all about before the web. More importantly, it shows that BBSes are still alive and well in the 2020s. With interviews with dozens of great scene members, this is a series you don't want to miss!

• Back to the BBS - Part one: The return to being online by Al's Geek Lab (20/12/2020 19:15)
• Teaser Trailer "Back to the BBS: The Return to being online" -Games, Mods, Hardware, Software + more by Al's Geek Lab (01/02/2021 09:37)
• Back to the BBS - Part two: Games and Mods by Al's Geek Lab (20/02/2021 20:00)
• Back to the BBS - Part three: Privacy, Messaging & Hardware by Al's Geek Lab (13/03/2021 20:00)
• Back to the BBS - Part four: BBS Server software by Al's Geek Lab (15/04/2021 21:00)
• Back to the BBS - Part five: The Underground by Al's Geek Lab (27/08/2021 21:00)
• TRAILER: Back to the BBS Part 6 (The Demoscene) by Al's Geek Lab (26/12/2021 11:35)
• Back to the BBS - Part six: The #Demoscene by Al's Geek Lab (28/12/2021 20:15)
• Teaser content: Back to the BBS Episode 7 (Music Tracker scene) by Al's Geek Lab (12/02/2022 04:21)
• Back to the BBS - Part 7: The Music Tracker Scene by Al's Geek Lab (25/02/2022 19:45)
• Trailer Back to the BBS Part 8 The Art Scene by Al's Geek Lab (17/12/2022 00:34)
• Back to the BBS - Part 8: The Art scene #ANSI #asciiart by Al's Geek Lab (21/01/2023 07:52)
• Back to the BBS raw interview Footage with Daniel Kelly (Anachronist) of Absinthe BBS by Al's Geek Lab (03/11/2023 20:50)

• Al’s Geek Lab
• Al’s Geek Lab (YouTube)