Only the Major BBS button is active. Door Party, GameSrv, and Trade Wars Game Server can be accessed through the BBS.

The other options listed here are for reference.

A Bulletin Board System (BBS) is a type of computer program that allows users to exchange messages and files within a network. Users can perform various functions such as uploading and downloading software and data, reading news and bulletins, and exchanging messages with other users through public message boards or direct chatting. In the early 1980s, message networks like FidoNet were developed to provide services such as NetMail, which is similar to internet-based email.

Many Bulletin Board Systems (BBSes) also offered online games, allowing users to compete with each other. BBSes with multiple phone lines also provided chat rooms, enabling users to interact with each other. BBSes can be seen as a precursor to the modern form of the World Wide Web, social networks, and other aspects of the Internet that we use today. The use of online services and BBSes was driven by low-cost, high-performance asynchronous modems through the early 1990s.

Before the World Wide Web arrived, Bulletin Board Systems (BBS) were the primary form of online community. BBSes were widely popular, and their peak was around 1995, just as the internet began to go mainstream. Although most BBSes were free, some would charge a membership or use fee. The BBS had its own culture and jargon, and the person who runs the site was referred to as the "sysop." Online chat became widely popular through BBSes, and many chat acronyms originated there.

Even though social media is currently more popular, Bulletin Board Systems (BBS) are still in use. BBSes are an old-fashioned way of communicating through computers, and they were very common in the past. Although most active BBSes went offline after the internet became more common, some of them have transitioned to the web and are still in existence. Today, there are currently 1030 active BBSes, each with its own unique community with messages, text-based games, and downloadable files. You can still connect to a BBS today and experience its retro-flavored culture.

Originally, users would connect to a Bulletin Board System (BBS) using a dial-up modem over a telephone line (POTS). However, as high-speed internet has become more prevalent and dial-up phone lines have become scarce, most BBSes now use the Telnet protocol along with a terminal program for connections. Although some dial-up BBSes still exist. The BBS interface is text-based as it originated before the graphical user interface (GUI) became prevalent.