Subj : floppy disks are cool!
To   : Roon
From : niter3
Date : Wed Apr 24 2024 04:17 pm

 Ro> Hello poindexter,
 Ro> 
 Ro> 24 Apr 24 06:45, you wrote to me:
 Ro> 
 Ro>  pF> -=> Roon wrote to Ogg <=-
 Ro> 
 Ro> 
 Ro>  t>>> The Masters of Deception book is also pretty good,
 Ro> 
 Ro>  O>> The 1995 book by Slatalla?  Sounds interesting.  I've read both
 Ro>  O>> previous one just mentioned here.
 Ro> 
 Ro>  Ro>> i've just finished M.O.D. it was quite interesting and it has the
 Ro>  Ro>> right atmosphere.
 Ro> 
 Ro>  pF> I've been going through a retro reading binge lately. Decided to
 Ro>  pF> re-read Bruce Sterling's Hackers book, just picked up Slatalla's MOD,
 Ro>  pF> and have The Modem World by Kevin Driscoll to read. I'm going to see
 Ro>  pF> him speak at the Computer History Museum about BBSes tomorrow night,
 Ro>  pF> and meeting two old sysop friends of mine - Taipan Enigma from &TOTSE
 Ro>  pF> and Dr. Strangelove from Just Say Yes. They were the founders, I was
 Ro>  pF> one of the first BBSes in NIRVANAnet(tm) back in the '90s.
 Ro> 
 Ro> yeah i am on this retro reading wave as well. i read hackers as well last
 Ro> autumn, and now i started Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins Of The
 Ro> Internet.
 Ro> 
 
You guys got me interested. I've added this to a list of things to read. :>

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