Yeah the power cost is probably more minimal that 8 bucks esp. if you make sure to keep that monitor turned off. The phone line is the real kicker... When you call your local telco folks ask for the lowest end service you can get.
I gotta ask ya (original poster)... What kind of intrest do you think you'll attract locally? I mean..wow.. I cant remember the last time I called a BBS. But I gotta tell ya the idea really sounds cool from an old school stand point. :-)
Maybe enough of us out there will rebuild a network of boards throughout. Didn't Cnet have fidonet support. Then again there is Telenet and Im sure there are still BBSs around that use this.
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