-=> PETER COGGON wrote to SEAN DENNIS <=-

 PC> The funny thing, is Internet and manufacturers have made it necessary
 PC> it seems to me, to pay out incredible amounts for new computers and
 PC> operating systems, just to get on the Internet.   New prices way too
 PC> much for me on a medical pension to be innvolved in a BBS, as the
 PC> program when quoted...just floored me.

I agree with everything else you said but hardware is phenomenally cheap 
(you can get a laptop that is more than sufficient for 200-300 GBP for
example) and operating systems (unless you got for MSFT) are free.

What on earth do you do online that you can't do with a 200 quid laptop?



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