.BBS

BBS File

Bulletin Board System text file
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A .BBS file is associated with Bulletin Board System text, a text file.

Developer: N/A Category: Text Files
OPENS ON Windows Mac OS Linux
Related: .DOC · .ODT · .DOCX · .GDOC

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What is the BBS file format?

A file with the .BBS extension is a file known as Bulletin Board System text. It belongs to the Text Files category. This format is associated with N/A.

The reliable way to open a .BBS file is with software that recognises this exact format, rather than guessing from the file name. If you are not sure what created a file, our file identifier can read its first bytes and name the real format, even when the file has been renamed.

This page lists 8 programs that open .BBS files. A fully verified, hand-written description of this format is being prepared; until then, the details on this page are drawn directly from our database.

Format details

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FULL NAMEBulletin Board System text file
DEVELOPERN/A
CATEGORYText Files

Programs that open BBS files

Mac OS2 apps
Linux2 apps

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