Event Horizons BBS

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Event Horizons BBS was a popular and perhaps the most financially successful

Lake Oswego, Oregon.[2] By 1993, the BBS was grossing over $3.2 million annually.[3] In 1994, the BBS had 128 phone lines and over 34,000 members, and eighteen employees.[1][4] The organization also offered mail-ordered copies of content for those that did not want to download said via modem.[5] Event Horizons in later years ran on the TBBS system.[6]
In 1996, Maxey closed the BBS.

Event Horizons BBS originally offered online forums,

games, and astronomy images[1][7] for paying customers to download. Maxey first charged $1/hr which grew over the years to $24/hr. The BBS later offered softcore adult images and movies which helped to secure its fame as the most profitable BBS.[8] Maxey and his team of programmers working for the BBS created an interactive, graphical game called Voyager III that allowed the players to explore space.[1][7]

In 1992,

Playboy Enterprises sued Event Horizons for copyright infringement. Maxey reportedly paid Playboy a half million dollars to settle the case out of court in 1993.[9][10] The BBS complied with copyright law in the wake of the settlement.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Fran Gardner (February 10, 1994). "Entrepreneur hits bulletin board bull's eye". The Oregonian.
  2. WIRED Magazine
    . Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  3. ISBN 978-9814794374
    .
  4. ISBN 1878739883
    .
  5. ISBN 1566861071
    .
  6. PC Magazine
    . June 28, 1994. p. 389.
  7. ^
    Boardwatch Magazine
    . February 1994.
  8. ISBN 978-0415920964
    .
  9. ISBN 0201741725
    .
  10. ISBN 978-0415821179
    .
  11. ISBN 9781566090209
    .

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