On 10/11/2012 11:58 AM, Poindexter Fortran wrote:   
   >    Re: Re: Internet and FTN   
   >    By: the doctor to POINDEXTER FORTRAN on Thu Oct 11 2012 03:04 pm   
   >   
   >   > > They did try - look up Operation Sundevil if you didn't live it.   
   >   
   >   > I remember that.  The headquarters for it was about 2 miles from my   
   parents   
   >   > house.   
   >   
   > Anyone who hasn't heard of this should read "The Hacker Crackdown" by Bruce   
   > Sterling. I hadn't read it in years, found a .mobi copy that downloaded into   
   my   
   > Kindle from Project Gutenberg.   
      
   All of the stories from those days are extremely fascinating reads.  I    
   was just getting into BBSing around 92, and while I was extremely active    
   in the local networks, I never bothered with Fidonet, and didn't "waste"    
   my money on magazines.  When I started looking back at what all was    
   happening in those years, it's astounding.   
      
   I can still remember where I was when I heard about Rusty & Edie's,    
   though.  That was huge news for us back then... it kinda brought home    
   the fact that we knew half of us had pirated software and could have the    
   government knocking on our doors at anytime.   
      
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