Jack Rickard founds Boardwatch Magazine, a publication dedicated to the issues and events surrounding Bulletin Board Systems. The magazine lasts over ten years before converting completely to an internet magazine.
Source http://www.ispworld.com/archive/mag/97/jan/bwm1.htmlMay 11, 1987The "Rusty n' Edie's" BBS starts operation in Youngstown, Ohio. Operators Russell and Edwina Hardenburgh grow the system from a single line to over a hundred lines (and computer systems). In 1993, the system is busted by the FBI for piracy, and Rusty is later pulled into a landmark case for having scanned Playboy photos available on the BBS (1997).
page-22.htm ( 16K) Description of Rusty and Edie's BBSrnepc.gif (124K) Incredible photo of Rusty and Edie's BBS Setup
