Part 70 (1/2)

ARE YOU SURE?

No, I'm not sure, not 100, but it doesn't add up You've stepped on so to do with First State They're just trying to scare you

AND DOING A damnED GOOD JOB OF IT

Have you called the police

NO NOT YET I'M NOT IN THE LINE OF WORK THEY PROBABLY APPROVE OF

So I see Who else knew about your trips through the bank, other than uilty party

A COUPLE OF HACKER FRIENDS, MY GIRLFRIEND, THAT'S ABOUT IT

No one else?

NOT THAT I CAN THINK OF

Letwhere, hoould you find out? Let's say you wanted to knohat your friends were doing Is there a way?

NOT WITHOUT A LOT OF EXPENSIVE EQUIPMENT NO YOU WOULD HAVE TO TELL SOMEONE

And you told no one? No one?

WELL, THERE WAS FREEDOM

What's Freedom?

FREEDOM IS A NATIONAL BBS SYSTEM IT'S FAIRLY NEW

What do they do?

LIKE MOST BBS'S, IT'S AN OPEN FORUM FOR EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION, PROGRAMS, ETC IT IS ONE OF THE LARGEST IN THE COUNTRY THEY HAVE BBS AFFILIATES IN 50 OR 60 CITIES THEY ALSO RUN A SHARE- WARE SERVICE

Is that significant?

MOST SHAREWARE COMPANIES SELL THEIR SOFTWARE ON OTHER PEOPLE'S BBS'S THE CONCEPT IS SIMPLE THEY GIVE AWAY THEIR SOFTWARE FOR FREE IF YOU LIKE IT, YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO SEND IN A FEW DOLLARS AS A REGISTRATION, AND THAT'S HOW THEY MAKE MONEY IT'S PART OF THE CULTURE, DON'T BECOME RICH ON SOFTWARE FREEDOM WRITES A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF SOFTWARE AND THEY PUT IT ON THEIR OWN AS WELL AS OTHER BBS'S IT'S REAL SMART THEY BASICALLY HAVE THEIR OWN METHOD TO DISTRIBUTE THEIR SOFTWARE

Do they make money?

WHO KNOWS IT LOOKS LIKE A BIG OPERATION VERY FEW SHAREWARE PEOPLE MAKE MONEY, AND FREEDOM SAYS ITS NON-PROFIT

Non-Profit did you say? Are you sure?

THAT'S WHAT THEY SAY

What's their number?

I ONLY HAVE THE LA NUMBER

So you are from the Coast