Subj : Re: The History of HobbyNet
To   : Mike Dippel
From : Mickey
Date : Mon Sep 25 2023 20:58:03

On 25 Sep 2023, Mike Dippel said the following...
 
 MD> I also found that I could charge my dial up users and give the paid ones
 MD> a card that 
 MD> would give them a discount at any of the paid advertisers that I had on
 MD> my system.  I 
 MD> called it the HobbyNet Discount Card.
 MD> 

That's a great story, Mike. Wish I'd thought of that, though my first BBS back in 1989 called Oxford Mills Remote was in a small town that was long distance to all other surrounding towns. I used to advertise at the pin-up notice board at the local grocery store.

Those were the days.

Mick

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Mick Manning
centralontarioremote.com:2300
Central Ontario Remote

.... Youth is glorious, but it isn't a career

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