This BBS (Bulletin Board System) was created as part of the efforts of the retronetworking community which happens to run a retronetworking assembly at CCC events, the same group also behind the c3isdn on-site ISDN/POTS networks at Chaos events. C3BBS should enable older hackers to re-visit some of the BBS days of the 1980s and 1990s, as well as provide an idea about what BBSs were all about to the younger generation who has never used them back in the day. We're using Synchronet BBS, one of the few BBS packages that are still under active maintenance and development in 2024. Synchronet doesn't just offer the authentic experience of BBSs decades ago, but offers integration and interfacing with a variety of more modern communications systems and protocols.

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