If you haven't watched the BBS Documentary [1], you absolutely should. It's a truly special documentary, made by hackers for hackers.
For someone like me who grew up in that era, in a small town in a remote country, having access to BBSes was life-changing. It gave me a window to the world that I otherwise wouldn't have had.
RIP Ward; thank you for everything you did.
[1] Recent discussions:
"BBS: The Documentary (2005)" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38746221 (Dec 2023, 185 points, 65 comments)
"Enjoyed Jason Scott’s BBS documentary" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31740247 (Jun 2022, 115 points, 39 comments)