]THE PIRATE BBS’S
Many of the Bulletin Board Systems of the early 1980's or BBS's as the were known were dedicated only to the sharing of cracked software. They came in different flavors such as Ascii Express (AE's) or Cat Fur's as well as many others. But it seems that every crack screen ever created had the prerequisite BBS for users to call for more software downloads.
Not many of these BBS's were very open due to the fact that the BBS contained cracked copies of software. The Sysops of the BBS's were usually too scared that the feds were breathing down their necks and going to take down their systems. Mostly, this was unfounded as at the time, not many enforcement agencies were even up on the knowledge it took to deal with the mostly juvenile law breakers.
While the numbers for the BBS's have been listed here, we dont recommend calling them as 99.9% of them are probably long gone.
BBS List By Software Title
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221B Backer Street
The Trade Center (201) 256-4202
Smash Palace West (818) 340-2276
A Cute Game
Adventurer's Tavern (714) 538-3103
Adept
The Proving Grounds (415) 526-0889
Agent: USA
Thieves Den (512) 441-9429
The Possession (301) 356-5095
Air Heart
The Mirror (403) 251-01FX
Amazon
The Underground (714) 929-0935
Arcade Boot Camp
The South Pole (312) 677-7140
Arctic Fox
Red Sector A (313) 591-1024
SPCC Elite (213) You-Fool
Capital Commotion (916) 448-3402
Pandaemonium (414) 352-3435
Avalon Hill
Police Academy AE (216) 845-3179
Bruce Lee
The Arabian Dezert (212) 543-3923
The Devil's Posession (301) 356-5895
California Games
The Trade Center (201) 256-4202
Red Sector A (313) 591-1024
Fahrenheit 451
The Safehouse (612) 724-7066
Pirate Bay (415) 775-2384
The Print Shop
Pirate Bay (415) 775-2384