<s>
Searchlight	B-Protocol
BBS	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
bulletin	B-Application
board	I-Application
system	I-Application
(	O
BBS	O
)	O
developed	O
in	O
1985	O
by	O
Frank	O
LaRosa	O
for	O
the	O
TRS-80	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
LaRosa	O
formed	O
a	O
company	O
,	O
Searchlight	B-Protocol
Software	I-Protocol
,	O
through	O
which	O
he	O
marketed	O
and	O
sold	O
Searchlight	B-Protocol
BBS	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1987	O
,	O
LaRosa	O
expanded	O
the	O
software	O
and	O
sold	O
it	O
as	O
shareware	B-License
written	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
in	O
Pascal	B-Application
(	O
using	O
Turbo	B-Application
Pascal	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
features	O
of	O
Searchlight	B-Protocol
BBS	I-Protocol
included	O
a	O
full	O
screen	O
text	O
editor	O
,	O
a	O
remote	O
DOS	B-Device
shell	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
file	B-Protocol
transfer	I-Protocol
via	O
the	O
XMODEM	B-Protocol
protocol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Searchlight	B-Protocol
BBS	I-Protocol
rapidly	O
grew	O
in	O
popularity	O
,	O
and	O
appeared	O
frequently	O
in	O
Boardwatch	O
magazine	O
and	O
at	O
BBS	O
conventions	O
across	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
Searchlight	B-Protocol
BBS	I-Protocol
supported	O
FidoNet	O
,	O
ZMODEM	B-Device
,	O
Internet	O
e-mail	O
and	O
telnet	B-Protocol
connectivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Searchight	O
Software	O
sold	O
Searchlight	B-Protocol
BBS	I-Protocol
,	O
along	O
with	O
Spinnaker	O
Web	O
Server	O
,	O
to	O
TeleGrafix	O
Communications	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
