The Bulletin Board System

      The Bulletin Board System, or BBS for short, is a common online socializing platform. It is a foundation of modern forum. Though less and less people know about BBS, there are still some famous stations such as PTT or Bahamut. The introduction below includes some advantages and disadvantages of BBS and some comparison with modern forums.

       The first advantages of BBS is that the system is text only, so the speed of data transmission could be very fast. Another advantage of BBS is that the appearance is very clear. You won't see too many otiose things or ads so that you can be attention on the article you read. Comparing with modern forums, the speed of them are slower when browsing, and there are a lot of otiose things or ads that hindering our reading.

      However, BBS has some disadvantages. The first is that we can't see any picture files. (Actually, some people can use only signs and the command in a computer to make a picture, but it is not a kind of a picture file.) This can be overcome by uploading the picture to the Internet and then giving the link in the article. But some people think it is still inconvenient. Another disadvantage is that the operation is not easy. In BBS, you can only use the keyboard. Each key has different function. It takes some time for you to be proficient. Comparing with modern forums, they can view the picture directly, and the operation is also very easy. No wonder that modern forums are more popular than BBS.

       Although modern forums are more popular than BBS, BBS still plays an important role on the Internet. The amount of information is larger and the velocity of information transmission is faster. So some people especially university students prefer using BBS. So if you are proficient to the operation of BBS, it is a good way to get information quickly on BBS.