Boardwatch Magazine, known as just Boardwatch, was for the people running Bulletin Board Systems (BBS). Founded in Lakewood , Colorado by Jack Rickard in 1987 would transform into a trade magazine for Internet Service Providers (ISP) by the late 1990’s. It was a great resource with editorials and article on BBS and also (along with Computer Shopper Magazine) was a incredible resource to know what equipment and software was available .