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excerpt: "I've been around the world in 80 ways, all from the comfort of home, on my QL, all via a modem and local telephone calls. The only long distance phone call will be to put this article on QBOX-USA bulletin board system in Michigan (from my home in East Tennessee) for Bob Dy! to pick…"
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# Around the World in 80 Ways

I’ve been around the world in 80 ways, all from the comfort of home, on my QL, all via a modem and local telephone calls. The only long distance phone call will be to put this article on QBOX-USA bulletin board system in Michigan (from my home in East Tennessee) for Bob Dy! to pick up.