Editorial

We've gotten calls from New York.

Calls from the West Coast.

Down South.

Up North.

We've had calls from England.  And Holland.  And even Africa.

It seems that quite a few people from all over are interested in running computer bulletin board systems under the name of 2600 Magazine.  And it looks as if this may finally be the month that we start to pull it together.

What's so important about a bulletin board network that spans the globe?  Well, for one thing it will be an easy way for subscribers and non-subscribers alike to keep in touch with the latest news, meet interesting people and machines, and get questions answered.

For us, the important thing is enforcement of a very basic freedom - freedom of speech.  Our boards will be open to all.  Users will have the right to be anonymous if they choose.  And privacy will be respected.

It's surprising that its taken so long for these very basic premises to be accepted.  Computer communications have become a vital link for many of us and one of the most important tests of our Constitution in recent memory.

Call our office in a few weeks or watch these pages for further news on this.