Sierra On-Line’s 1986-90s Christmas e-Cards were digital gems you’d download from their BBS. Playable, musical, and festive—these free “mini tech demos” turned holiday cheer into Sierra history.
Posted on December 7, 2025
Sierra On-Line brought festive cheer to computers everywhere with its digital Season’s Greeting e-Cards, first introduced in 1986. Downloaded from Sierra’s BBS (maybe over a 2400-baud modem?), these animated holiday cards doubled as mini tech demos—showing off AGI and SCI engines, music playback on sound cards like the MT-32, and Sierra’s creative spirit. Each year’s e-card became a small gift to fans, long before the internet made sharing easy.
