I was thinking about this the other day, but forgot to post. Just reminded me after reading a couple of posts here:
How did one find/buy bootleg boards and games BITD? These days, obviously, if someone is looking for something, they can find it in any of a myriad of places using Google, etc. However, back before/in the early 80's (and I guess even after that for some time), how did your average op and/or bar/restaurant/movie theatre owner find and purchase these? Did you have to "know a guy who knows a guy" or something like that? We, or at least I, take it for granted that it's so easy to hop on a computer these days and find and buy pretty much anything one needs or wants, I sometimes forget that things weren't always as accessible. I'd be interested to hear any info or stories you guys have about this kind of stuff.
How did one find/buy bootleg boards and games BITD? These days, obviously, if someone is looking for something, they can find it in any of a myriad of places using Google, etc. However, back before/in the early 80's (and I guess even after that for some time), how did your average op and/or bar/restaurant/movie theatre owner find and purchase these? Did you have to "know a guy who knows a guy" or something like that? We, or at least I, take it for granted that it's so easy to hop on a computer these days and find and buy pretty much anything one needs or wants, I sometimes forget that things weren't always as accessible. I'd be interested to hear any info or stories you guys have about this kind of stuff.
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