Английская Википедия:Event Horizons BBS
Event Horizons BBS was a popular and perhaps the most financially successful Bulletin Board System (BBS). It was founded in 1983 by Jim Maxey, a self-taught scientist,[1] who was President and CEO and ran his company out of 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] A 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]
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