Editing Bulletin board system (section)

===Rise of the Internet and decline of BBS===
The demand for complex ANSI and ASCII screens and larger file transfers taxed available [[channel capacity]], which in turn increased demand for faster modems. 14.4 kbit/s modems were standard for a number of years while various companies attempted to introduce non-standard systems with higher performance{{Snd}}normally about 19.2 kbit/s. Another delay followed due to a long [[ITU-T V.34|V.34]] standards process before 28.8 kbit/s was released, only to be quickly replaced by 33.6 kbit/s, and then 56 kbit/s.

These increasing speeds had the side effect of dramatically reducing the noticeable effects of channel efficiency. When modems were slow, considerable effort was put into developing the most efficient protocols and display systems possible. [[TCP/IP]] ran slowly over 1200 bit/s modems. [[56&nbsp;kbit/s modem]]s could access the protocol suite more quickly than with slower modems. Dial-up Internet service became widely available in the mid-1990s to the general public outside of universities and research laboratories, and connectivity was included in most general-use [[operating systems]] by default as Internet access became popular.

These developments together resulted in the sudden obsolescence of bulletin board technology in 1995 and the collapse of its supporting market. Technically, Internet service offered an enormous advantage over BBS systems, as a single connection to the user's [[Internet service provider]] allowed them to contact services around the world. In comparison, BBS systems relied on a direct point-to-point connection, so even dialing multiple local systems required multiple phone calls. Internet protocols also allowed a single connection to be used to contact multiple services simultaneously; for example, downloading files from an [[FTP]] library while checking the weather on a local news website. Even with a [[shell account]], it was possible to multitask using [[job control (Unix)|job control]] or a [[terminal multiplexer]] such as [[GNU Screen]]. In comparison, a connection to a BBS allowed access only to the information on that system.