From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia KOM (BBS)
KOM (BBS)
KOM is a type of BBS, with a text-based (as opposed to • H-KOM
a menu based) input system. The first was QZ KOM, but • TPCS
soon others imitated the user interface. • TCL, for MS-DOS
The QZKOM system was first opened in 1978, which • EasyKOM
probably makes it the first Swedish-developed forum ser- • Alpha-KOM
vice in Sweden. It was forbidden by the Swedish govern- • Nice Touch
ment late the same year, reopened with permission in • OpenKOM[1]
1979. For a list of active KOM systems today, see the article on
Before opening of QZKOM, QZ ran the American sys- LysKOM.
tem Forum-Planet which provided similar services but
only for very small user groups.
Some compatible systems are:
External links
• LysKOM • History of the KOM Computer Conferencing System
• MikroKOM • Full contents of some discussions in QZKOM in the
• SklaffKOM 1980s (In Swedish)
• NiKom
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