How did you meet Bill?
I met him through a computer bulletin board on the network.
Oh, really? Which bulletin board?
It was the one I used down at the local coffee house called the San Francisco Net. It has been around since 2016.
I've heard about that, but I've never tried it.
You ought to. Fifty cents buys you an hour of computer time. A 'Chat Session' links you with people in other cafs. We can make new friends by that means.
But I don't like to talk on the network with strangers.
You can do that. A private room lets you talk alone.