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Old 06-29-2013, 06:14 PM   #168
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Originally Posted by DNSB View Post
There were all the hobbyist run BBS systems and long distance phone bills that were unbelievable.
I used to run a BBS on my Atari ST back in the late 80's and I remember making toll calls from New Zealand to other boards in the US in order to download games for my users to play, at NZ$3 a minute. I ran up a bill of about $1200 over a couple of months, fortunately I was single and care-free at the time and so a lot of my income went into my hobby.
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