Before the World Wide Web and the internet we know today, Frank was heavily involved in the GEnie Bulletin Board System. GEnie was a system of RoundTables which were discussion areas with message boards and chat rooms organized by topic. Frank had been involved with various bulletin boards systems during the 1980s. We do not remember how Frank heard about GEnie, but he lept in full throttle. GEnie charged users by the hour and rates varied considerably between “prime” (up to $36/hr) and “non-prime” ($5-$6/hr) hours. We were poor, so Frank only used GEnie during the non-prime hours … the evenings and on the weekends.
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The GEnie Files 1992-1995
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Before the World Wide Web and the internet we know today, Frank was heavily involved in the GEnie Bulletin Board System. GEnie was a system of RoundTables which were discussion areas with message boards and chat rooms organized by topic. Frank had been involved with various bulletin boards systems during the 1980s. We do not remember how Frank heard about GEnie, but he lept in full throttle. GEnie charged users by the hour and rates varied considerably between “prime” (up to $36/hr) and “non-prime” ($5-$6/hr) hours. We were poor, so Frank only used GEnie during the non-prime hours … the evenings and on the weekends.