In the mid 80s I was trolling around looking for gigs deploying #Fidonet nodes as information/communications hubs for distributed organizations. #TorontoZoo was one interested party, they saw the value, but had no money.

Later, the Chatham Agricultural Exchange deployed Fidonet, and in response to my surprise at their progressive thinking, explained, "Farmers who don't own their own technology won't stay farmers very long."

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