Supplemental re-entry. Once in high school I accidentally called Mexico with a modem. Somebody answered through the speaker: “Bueno? … Bueno?” I said “Sorry” and disconnected, but my dad found the charge on the phone bill and took the modem away. My first internet experiences were on BBSs, which were long-distance phone calls from Alaska for me then. There weren’t many. Eventually a local gateway to a university network became available, and my usage went up dramatically. A friend...
