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CBBS was born this day in 1978. What was it?
CBBS was born this day in 1978. What was it?
February 15, 2012 •
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Answer: Computerized Bulletin Board System (CBBS) was exactly that -- the first bulletin board software program. It was created by software programmers Ward Christensen and Randy Suess as they sat through a snowstorm in Chicago.
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