Subj : Re: How did you find out about bulletin boards?
To   : nelgin
From : Nightfox
Date : Wed Jun 26 2024 19:23:53

  Re: Re: How did you find out about bulletin boards?
  By: nelgin to All on Wed Jun 26 2024 07:38 pm

 ne> UK. The first time I heard about such a concept was when I was on holiday
 ne> in Barbados and they told us that all calls on the island were free so
 ne> people could be on the phone for hours. My head was spinning at the
 ne> possibilities!

The free local calling was a reason why BBSes tended to have mainly local users. For places where even local calls cost money, I wonder if that was the case.

Nightfox
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