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-- Retro/Weird: some content from the era of Gopherism ------------ | |
Welcome to Retro/Weird! Gopherism came onto the online scene as the | |
once-ubiquitous BBS (Bulletin Board Systems) were starting to fade | |
away. Naturally, some of the more famous BBS crossed over successfull | |
to the new Gopherholes and fewer still then made the jump to the WWW. | |
I feel it's only right to feature some of these, er, institutions alo | |
with a brief info. Enjoy the weirdness! | |
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"The WorldWideWeb (W3) is a wide-area hypermedia information retrieva | |
initiative aiming to give universal access to a large universe of doc | |
Gopher was mature at that time of course, but I felt it only right to | |
this link due to its historical significance. | |
The entire WWW in November 1992 (link) | |
Based in Lubbock, Texas, CULT OF THE DEAD COW (cDc) is the most- | |
accomplished and longest-running group in the computer underground. | |
Founded in 1984 and widely considered to be the most elite people | |
to ever walk the face of the earth, this think tank has been referred | |
to as both "a bunch of sickos" (Geraldo Rivera) and "the sexiest grou | |
of computer hackers there ever was" (Jane Pratt, 'Sassy' & 'Jane' mag | |
The cDc is a leading developer of Internet privacy and security tools | |
which are all free to the public. In addition, the cDc created the | |
first electronic publication, which is still going strong. | |
Cult of the Dead Cow | |
2600: THE HACKER QUARTERLY is an American publication that specialize | |
in publishing technical information on a variety of subjects includin | |
telephone switching systems, Internet protocols and services, as well | |
as general news concerning the computer underground and left wing, | |
and sometimes (but not recently), anarchist issues. The magazine's | |
name comes from the phreaker discovery in the 1960s that the transmis | |
of a 2600 hertz tone (which could be produced perfectly with a plasti | |
whistle given away free with Cap'n Crunch cereal) over a long-distanc | |
trunk connection gained access to "operator mode" and allowed the use | |
explore aspects of the telephone system that were not otherwise acces | |
The magazine was first published in 1984, coinciding with the book of | |
same name and the break-up of AT&T. | |
2600 Magazine | |
2600 "Off the Wall": A weekly show on WUSB radio, Stony Brook, Long Island | |
2600 "Off the Hook": A weekly show on WBAI radio, New York | |
CHURCH OF THE SUBGENIUS: Hard to define, but here goes.. | |
"Pity the poor human Earth Pink who comes looking for a SIMPLE, SHORT | |
EXPLANATION of The Church of the SubGenius™, one that he or she can | |
UNDERSTAND QUICKLY. If the Church could provide THAT, it would be | |
bigger than Islam or Christianity by now -- and probably much, much w | |
.. and.. | |
"A parodic cult that grew out of mailart, and begun by the Rev. Ivan | |
The Church is one of the most obvious parody cults, attack new-wave | |
evangelicalists. Begun as a mock-threatening campaign, pictures of bi | |
minus their front wheels were sent to various individuals by Stang, c | |
the receiver had stolen his wheel but could, for five dollars, purcha | |
indulgence for the sin. The money was sent, together with a photograp | |
the sender's complete bike, to be blessed". | |
Church of The SubGenius: "The Hour of Slack" | |
THE ANCIENT AND HONORABLE ORDER OF E CLAMPLUS VITUS (ECV) is a frater | |
organization dedicated to the study and preservation of the heritage | |
the American West, especially the history of the Mother Lode and gold | |
mining regions of the area. The fraternity is not sure if it is a | |
"historical drinking society" or a "drinking historical society." | |
There are chapters in California, Nevada, and other western states. | |
Members call themselves "Clampers." The organization's name is in Dog | |
Latin, and has no known meaning. | |
The Ancient and Honorable Order of E Clampus Vitus | |
ECV HISTORY | |
More ECV HISTORY |