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Figure #1 Percentage of Internet Backbone Traffic, August, 1994.
Figure #2 Relationship Between Pornography on the Usenet and Commercial BBS.
Figure #3 Structure of a Typical BBS Record Listing.
Figure #4 Description Strategies Utilized to Market Pornography.
Figure #5 Validation and Reliability Procedure.
Figure #6 Final Precedence Scheme Adopted for the Carnegie Mellon Study.
Figure #7 Total Survey "Adult" BBS Files and Downloads by Percentage.
Figure #8 Top Five "Adult" BBS by Availability Statistics.
Figure #9 Top Five "Adult" BBS by Consumption Statistics.
Figure #10 Amateur Action BBS Bestiality Portfolio. 852 Images, 122,057 Downloads; Chart Indicates % by Downloads.
Figure #11 Amateur Action BBS Pedophile Portfolio. 5214 Images, 717,896 Downloads; Chart Indicates % by Downloads.
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