The Amish BBS

The Amish BBS offers all of the latest files for the 1880's. Carefully hand-uploaded by authentic 18th-century blacksmiths and delivered using only the finest horses, the Amish BBS's file areas are filled with over a hundred bytes of valuable scrolls.

• HORSECAD.ARC Program for designing horseshoes on Babbage Difference Engine
• CANDLE.TXT A selection of "How many __________ does it take to change a candle" jokes
• INTERNET.SYS Guide to building a simple net interface from chicken wire, twine and small segments of grapevine.
• MANURE.ARJ This winter, save gold by heating your barn with natural gas.
• OS2WIN95.ARJ Trying to decide between OS/2 and Win'95? Either way, I reckon you'll need to upgrade the family abacus to eight million beads.
• STRAYPIG.ZIP Don't let passing traffic frighten the livestock; for the price of a few donuts, you can put a pig on patrol at your gate.
• NOAH.ZOO.ARC A .ZOO file that someone tried to .ARC; Lord knows why.

At the Amish BBS, your data arrives on time.

...and there's more:

DOORS

A wide selection of external doors, meticulously carved by the finest craftspeople, include on-line milk and coal doors, as well as interfaces to accommodate a wide variety of livestock

FIDONET

A team of trained sled dogs speedily deliver your important messages. At worst, they might arrive a little dog-eared.

INTERNET RELAY CHAT

Foot messengers and town criers relay friendly words to neighbouring farms in real-time.

MUD

A source of hours of interactive entertainment, the Multi-User Donkey represents a challenge during every plowing match.

GOPHER

A simple mouse-click activates this small furry critter.

World-Wide Web

Developed by a specially-trained spider team, this handy debugging tool keeps the flies off the horses.

Dedicated T1

Our dedicated T1 (one piece of twine) ensures reliable connections.

So what are you waiting for? Call the Amish BBS this year!