I also started a BBS when I was 12. When I got my first PC with a modem I ran a telephone extension cable from my room all way across the house to the kitchen.

I also started a BBS when I was 12. When I got my first PC with a modem I ran a telephone extension cable from my room all way across the house to the kitchen. It hung about 2 feet high. After 2 weeks of my parents tripping over the cable every morning, they decided to get me my own phone line in my room. From that point forward, I ran a BBS for many years. I can still find my name in those old BBS listings from textfiles.com. I have many interesting stories from that era.