I don’t want to get off topic but had to jump onto the BBS comment! I not only ran a BBS but wrote all the software myself for a BBC Micro (did they reach Canada?) when I was 15 years old. My modem was 1200/75 baud (1200 bits/sec download 75 bits/sec upload!) which was popular at the time for text services in the UK. Living in Northern Ireland, every phone call I made was a national call. My first quarterly phone bill after starting the service (and a very unhappy father) quickly ended everything! Good fun though while it lasted!
Regards