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excerpt: "Report on a SYSOP meeting for the Cleveland Free-Net community bulletin board system, including a $35,000 fundraising campaign to expand and sustain public access to the network. Provides context for the growing importance of free community computing in Cleveland."
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# Cleveland Free-Net Community Computer BBS System

Report on a SYSOP meeting for the Cleveland Free-Net community bulletin board system, including a $35,000 fundraising campaign to expand and sustain public access to the network. Provides context for the growing importance of free community computing in Cleveland.