A friend found one discarded in a phone booth, and gave it to me, the only VIC-20 owner he knew.

It changed my life. It gave me places to go when I really needed them. It gave me an escape. I am forever grateful.

Shoutout to the rest of the PhoneLine Phantoms, Army BBS, Datanet, and especially Paladin's Palace, for which I can still dial the number on a rotary phone in the dark.