In the 1990s, the FBI Raided the World’s Horniest BBS

CYBER

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4 • 645 Ratings

🗓️ 3 February 2022

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

The late 80s and early 90s were a golden age of free stuff on the internet. If you could afford the equipment and the access, you could find just about any piece of software you wanted without paying for it. And also a lot of pictures of naked people.

The Bulletin Board System, or BBS, was the lifeblood of this freewheeling time. It didn’t last long.

This week on Cyber we’re bringing you the story of Rusty ‘n’ Edie’s BBS: the Friendliest BBS in the World. Here to tell the tale is Motherboard Senior Staff Writer Samantha Cole. It’s the subject of her newest piece, The Death of Rusty n Edie’s, One of the Horniest Places on the 90s Internet.

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0:00.0	Tadden, it's got the code it's going to launch.
0:12.2	It's a unique system.
0:14.6	I know this.
0:16.6	It's how all the files of the whole park.
0:18.8	It tells you everything.
0:20.6	Sir, he's uploading the virus.
0:23.3	The Eagle One, the package is being delivered.
0:28.6	Hello out there in cyberspace.
0:35.0	The late 80s and early 90s were a golden age of free stuff on the
0:37.7	internet. If you could afford the equipment and the access, you could find just about any
0:41.9	piece of software you wanted, and also lots of pictures of naked people. The bulletin board system,
0:48.5	or BBS, was the lifeblood of this freewheeling time, and it didn't last long. I'm Matthew
0:53.9	Galt, and this is Cyber.
0:56.4	This week, we are bringing you the story of Rusty and Edie's BBS,
1:00.6	friendliest BBS in the world.
1:03.0	And here to tell the tale is motherboard staff writer Samantha Cole.
1:06.3	It's the subject of her newest piece on the site,
1:08.7	The Death of Rusty and Edies,
1:10.4	one of the horniest places on the 90s internet.
1:13.3	Sam, thank you so much for joining us.
1:15.7	Thank you for having me.
1:17.3	Let me bring our music around.
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