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Every issue of Boardwatch from the 1988 Denver Boardwatch title through to 1998, except 2 issues, is now scanned. If someone has October 1989 or April 1992 lying around to donate, we can plug those (or February 1998 and October 1998 and beyond to 2002.)
March 18, 2025 at 6:41 PM
ppssf.bsky.social
#Boardwatch starting now!
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September 23, 2026 at 1:37 AM
retrocomps.bsky.social
Kevin and Kell was one of the first webcomics, but before that, it was a print comic for the BBS/ISP industry magazine Boardwatch. (Source.)
Kevin (a rabbit) unplugs his computer, and looks into the wire. Pulling the wire over his head, he disappears into the network and travels along the wire. Surprised, Kevin pulls himself out of the wire. In the last panel, Kell asks: "How's the new server?" Kevin states: "It seems to have more bandwidth."
September 22, 2026 at 12:05 PM
retrocomps.bsky.social
Kevin and Kell was one of the first webcomics, but before that, it was a print comic for the BBS/ISP industry magazine Boardwatch. (Source.)
Kevin (a rabbit) unplugs his computer, and looks into the wire. Pulling the wire over his head, he disappears into the network and travels along the wire. Surprised, Kevin pulls himself out of the wire. In the last panel, Kell asks: "How's the new server?" Kevin states: "It seems to have more bandwidth."
June 20, 2025 at 6:05 AM
retrocomps.bsky.social
Whomever wins, we lose.
The cover of Boardwatch Magazine for July 1996. The headline story is "Netscape vs. Microsoft: Web Browser Features War Swamps the Net." It pictures a fairly poorly photoshopped 'BillGatus' of Microsoft as a Star Trek Borg and Jim Clark of Netscape dressed up as Oz's Tin Man. Other headlines: "Javascript Bozo Filter For Easy Web Access Control", "Creating Animated GIFs: A Moving Experience", and "Anonymous Remailers: For Fun & Mayhem"
March 1, 2026 at 12:05 PM
retrocomps.bsky.social
Kevin and Kell was one of the first webcomics, but before that, it was a print comic for the BBS/ISP industry magazine Boardwatch. (Source.)
Kevin (a rabbit) unplugs his computer, and looks into the wire. Pulling the wire over his head, he disappears into the network and travels along the wire. Surprised, Kevin pulls himself out of the wire. In the last panel, Kell asks: "How's the new server?" Kevin states: "It seems to have more bandwidth."
November 13, 2025 at 12:05 PM
retrocomps.bsky.social
Whomever wins, we lose.
The cover of Boardwatch Magazine for July 1996. The headline story is "Netscape vs. Microsoft: Web Browser Features War Swamps the Net." It pictures a fairly poorly photoshopped 'BillGatus' of Microsoft as a Star Trek Borg and Jim Clark of Netscape dressed up as Oz's Tin Man. Other headlines: "Javascript Bozo Filter For Easy Web Access Control", "Creating Animated GIFs: A Moving Experience", and "Anonymous Remailers: For Fun & Mayhem"
December 1, 2024 at 6:05 PM
retrocomps.bsky.social
Kevin and Kell was one of the first webcomics, but before that, it was a print comic for the BBS/ISP industry magazine Boardwatch. (Source.)
Kevin (a rabbit) unplugs his computer, and looks into the wire. Pulling the wire over his head, he disappears into the network and travels along the wire. Surprised, Kevin pulls himself out of the wire. In the last panel, Kell asks: "How's the new server?" Kevin states: "It seems to have more bandwidth."
January 12, 2025 at 2:05 PM
retrocomps.bsky.social
Whomever wins, we lose.
The cover of Boardwatch Magazine for July 1996. The headline story is "Netscape vs. Microsoft: Web Browser Features War Swamps the Net." It pictures a fairly poorly photoshopped 'BillGatus' of Microsoft as a Star Trek Borg and Jim Clark of Netscape dressed up as Oz's Tin Man. Other headlines: "Javascript Bozo Filter For Easy Web Access Control", "Creating Animated GIFs: A Moving Experience", and "Anonymous Remailers: For Fun & Mayhem"
August 23, 2026 at 12:05 PM
retrocomps.bsky.social
Whomever wins, we lose.
The cover of Boardwatch Magazine for July 1996. The headline story is "Netscape vs. Microsoft: Web Browser Features War Swamps the Net." It pictures a fairly poorly photoshopped 'BillGatus' of Microsoft as a Star Trek Borg and Jim Clark of Netscape dressed up as Oz's Tin Man. Other headlines: "Javascript Bozo Filter For Easy Web Access Control", "Creating Animated GIFs: A Moving Experience", and "Anonymous Remailers: For Fun & Mayhem"
December 21, 2024 at 10:05 PM
retrocomps.bsky.social
Kevin and Kell was one of the first webcomics, but before that, it was a print comic for the BBS/ISP industry magazine Boardwatch. (Source.)
Kevin (a rabbit) unplugs his computer, and looks into the wire. Pulling the wire over his head, he disappears into the network and travels along the wire. Surprised, Kevin pulls himself out of the wire. In the last panel, Kell asks: "How's the new server?" Kevin states: "It seems to have more bandwidth."
December 12, 2024 at 6:05 AM
retrocomps.bsky.social
Whomever wins, we lose.
The cover of Boardwatch Magazine for July 1996. The headline story is "Netscape vs. Microsoft: Web Browser Features War Swamps the Net." It pictures a fairly poorly photoshopped 'BillGatus' of Microsoft as a Star Trek Borg and Jim Clark of Netscape dressed up as Oz's Tin Man. Other headlines: "Javascript Bozo Filter For Easy Web Access Control", "Creating Animated GIFs: A Moving Experience", and "Anonymous Remailers: For Fun & Mayhem"
February 7, 2025 at 2:05 AM
retrocomps.bsky.social
Whomever wins, we lose.
The cover of Boardwatch Magazine for July 1996. The headline story is "Netscape vs. Microsoft: Web Browser Features War Swamps the Net." It pictures a fairly poorly photoshopped 'BillGatus' of Microsoft as a Star Trek Borg and Jim Clark of Netscape dressed up as Oz's Tin Man. Other headlines: "Javascript Bozo Filter For Easy Web Access Control", "Creating Animated GIFs: A Moving Experience", and "Anonymous Remailers: For Fun & Mayhem"
October 15, 2025 at 6:05 PM
retrocomps.bsky.social
Whomever wins, we lose.
The cover of Boardwatch Magazine for July 1996. The headline story is "Netscape vs. Microsoft: Web Browser Features War Swamps the Net." It pictures a fairly poorly photoshopped 'BillGatus' of Microsoft as a Star Trek Borg and Jim Clark of Netscape dressed up as Oz's Tin Man. Other headlines: "Javascript Bozo Filter For Easy Web Access Control", "Creating Animated GIFs: A Moving Experience", and "Anonymous Remailers: For Fun & Mayhem"
November 12, 2024 at 2:05 PM
retrocomps.bsky.social
Whomever wins, we lose.
The cover of Boardwatch Magazine for July 1996. The headline story is "Netscape vs. Microsoft: Web Browser Features War Swamps the Net." It pictures a fairly poorly photoshopped 'BillGatus' of Microsoft as a Star Trek Borg and Jim Clark of Netscape dressed up as Oz's Tin Man. Other headlines: "Javascript Bozo Filter For Easy Web Access Control", "Creating Animated GIFs: A Moving Experience", and "Anonymous Remailers: For Fun & Mayhem"
March 19, 2025 at 10:05 PM
retrocomps.bsky.social
Why did Gen X become Gen X68000? Perhaps it was because new computers were $200 while a 1300 square foot apartment with broadband Internet went for $500. (Source.)
"Heat and PPP Paid Apartments Multiplying": A magazine article from Boardwatch magazine discussing the hot new thing in the housing market - apartments WITH fiber-optic! A 1300 square foot apartment in Bakersfield, CA goes from the high $500s to the mid $700s.
August 3, 2025 at 6:05 AM
retrocomps.bsky.social
Kevin and Kell was one of the first webcomics, but before that, it was a print comic for the BBS/ISP industry magazine Boardwatch. (Source.)
Kevin (a rabbit) unplugs his computer, and looks into the wire. Pulling the wire over his head, he disappears into the network and travels along the wire. Surprised, Kevin pulls himself out of the wire. In the last panel, Kell asks: "How's the new server?" Kevin states: "It seems to have more bandwidth."
August 15, 2026 at 12:05 AM
retrocomps.bsky.social
Whomever wins, we lose.
The cover of Boardwatch Magazine for July 1996. The headline story is "Netscape vs. Microsoft: Web Browser Features War Swamps the Net." It pictures a fairly poorly photoshopped 'BillGatus' of Microsoft as a Star Trek Borg and Jim Clark of Netscape dressed up as Oz's Tin Man. Other headlines: "Javascript Bozo Filter For Easy Web Access Control", "Creating Animated GIFs: A Moving Experience", and "Anonymous Remailers: For Fun & Mayhem"
April 6, 2026 at 6:05 AM
retrocomps.bsky.social
Whomever wins, we lose.
The cover of Boardwatch Magazine for July 1996. The headline story is "Netscape vs. Microsoft: Web Browser Features War Swamps the Net." It pictures a fairly poorly photoshopped 'BillGatus' of Microsoft as a Star Trek Borg and Jim Clark of Netscape dressed up as Oz's Tin Man. Other headlines: "Javascript Bozo Filter For Easy Web Access Control", "Creating Animated GIFs: A Moving Experience", and "Anonymous Remailers: For Fun & Mayhem"
May 26, 2026 at 12:05 PM
kirkmurphy.bsky.social
Yes! This was a recurring news item in Boardwatch for years.
October 6, 2024 at 1:06 AM
retrocomps.bsky.social
Why did Gen X become Gen X68000? Perhaps it was because new computers were $200 while a 1300 square foot apartment with broadband Internet went for $500.
"Heat and PPP Paid Apartments Multiplying": A magazine article from Boardwatch magazine discussing the hot new thing in the housing market - apartments WITH fiber-optic! A 1300 square foot apartment in Bakersfield, CA goes from the high $500s to the mid $700s.
August 27, 2024 at 1:05 PM
retrocomps.bsky.social
Kevin and Kell was one of the first webcomics, but before that, it was a print comic for the BBS/ISP industry magazine Boardwatch. (Source.)
Kevin (a rabbit) unplugs his computer, and looks into the wire. Pulling the wire over his head, he disappears into the network and travels along the wire. Surprised, Kevin pulls himself out of the wire. In the last panel, Kell asks: "How's the new server?" Kevin states: "It seems to have more bandwidth."
February 16, 2025 at 10:05 PM
retrocomps.bsky.social
Kevin and Kell was one of the first webcomics, but before that, it was a print comic for the BBS/ISP industry magazine Boardwatch. (Source.)
Kevin (a rabbit) unplugs his computer, and looks into the wire. Pulling the wire over his head, he disappears into the network and travels along the wire. Surprised, Kevin pulls himself out of the wire. In the last panel, Kell asks: "How's the new server?" Kevin states: "It seems to have more bandwidth."
September 25, 2025 at 12:05 AM
retrocomps.bsky.social
Whomever wins, we lose.
The cover of Boardwatch Magazine for July 1996. The headline story is "Netscape vs. Microsoft: Web Browser Features War Swamps the Net." It pictures a fairly poorly photoshopped 'BillGatus' of Microsoft as a Star Trek Borg and Jim Clark of Netscape dressed up as Oz's Tin Man. Other headlines: "Javascript Bozo Filter For Easy Web Access Control", "Creating Animated GIFs: A Moving Experience", and "Anonymous Remailers: For Fun & Mayhem"
May 3, 2025 at 6:05 PM
retrocomps.bsky.social
Whomever wins, we lose.
The cover of Boardwatch Magazine for July 1996. The headline story is "Netscape vs. Microsoft: Web Browser Features War Swamps the Net." It pictures a fairly poorly photoshopped 'BillGatus' of Microsoft as a Star Trek Borg and Jim Clark of Netscape dressed up as Oz's Tin Man. Other headlines: "Javascript Bozo Filter For Easy Web Access Control", "Creating Animated GIFs: A Moving Experience", and "Anonymous Remailers: For Fun & Mayhem"
May 30, 2025 at 6:05 PM