(ISPs) as BBS usage on the whole began to wane, caused by the growing popularity of the Internet.

The IPAD was highly popular among commercial TBBS operators. Unfortunately, it was very expensive and out of reach for most hobbyist TBBS sysops, who had already invested thousands of dollars into TBBS and its optional modules for use on free systems with no hope of ever making a profit.

Aftermath

eSoft and TBBS went their separate ways as eSoft pursued the Internet market. All new TBBS development ended in 1997 and by the

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