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"Jeff Hunter" where are you?
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2018-10-28 at 4:50 AM UTCNot even original insult. Schoolyard euphemisms
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2018-10-28 at 4:54 AM UTCThe tiger game system was awesome
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2018-10-28 at 4:57 AM UTCGod, have Grace on them all.
Happy Sunday all. -
2018-10-28 at 4:58 AM UTCJah bless
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2018-10-28 at 6:17 AM UTCDo any of you know what NirvanaNET really was?
NIRVANAnet was a dial-up BBS network, started in 1990 in the San Francisco Bay Area, by Joe Russack, also known as Dr. Strangelove (sysop of Just Say Yes), Jeff Hunter, also known as Taipan Enigma (sysop of & the Temple of the Screaming Electron), and Ratsnatcher (sysop of Rat Head Systems). NIRVANAnet was unique among BBS networks because member BBS systems agreed to allow anyone to connect, and access everything on the systems, instantly and anonymously. They also traded thousands of text files between the systems covering every subject imaginable. &TOTSE continued as a website until January 17, 2009, when it was closed by Jeff Hunter.
It later expanded to include other eclectic BBSs that valued liberty and privacy, including realitycheckBBS, The New Dork Sublime, My Dog Bit Jesus (Berkeley-Oakland, Bittany/Susan), Lies Unlimited (South San Francisco, later Salt Lake City, Mick Freen), Sea of Noise, El Observador, The Salted Slug, The Lair (Boise, Idaho), Burn This Flag (San Jose, run by Zardoz), The Stage, Tomorrows Order of Magnitude (Mountain View/Palo Alto, finger_man) and others.
The initial NIRVANAnet core consisted of Jeff/Taipan, Joe Russack/Dr. Strangelove, Poindexter Fortran (taking over from Count Zero Interrupt), and Dittany of Crete. &TOTSE closed its node function around 1998; several online "attempts to recreate an online database" were claimed to be impostors by original founding members, who are named on the trademark application (now expired). &TOTSE was—if functioning—a members-only BBS by 2000. Both node and voice functions were discontinued or changed before 1999. -
2018-10-28 at 10 AM UTC
Originally posted by -SpectraL Do any of you know what NirvanaNET really was?
NIRVANAnet was a dial-up BBS network, started in 1990 in the San Francisco Bay Area, by Joe Russack, also known as Dr. Strangelove (sysop of Just Say Yes), Jeff Hunter, also known as Taipan Enigma (sysop of & the Temple of the Screaming Electron), and Ratsnatcher (sysop of Rat Head Systems). NIRVANAnet was unique among BBS networks because member BBS systems agreed to allow anyone to connect, and access everything on the systems, instantly and anonymously. They also traded thousands of text files between the systems covering every subject imaginable. &TOTSE continued as a website until January 17, 2009, when it was closed by Jeff Hunter.
It later expanded to include other eclectic BBSs that valued liberty and privacy, including realitycheckBBS, The New Dork Sublime, My Dog Bit Jesus (Berkeley-Oakland, Bittany/Susan), Lies Unlimited (South San Francisco, later Salt Lake City, Mick Freen), Sea of Noise, El Observador, The Salted Slug, The Lair (Boise, Idaho), Burn This Flag (San Jose, run by Zardoz), The Stage, Tomorrows Order of Magnitude (Mountain View/Palo Alto, finger_man) and others.
The initial NIRVANAnet core consisted of Jeff/Taipan, Joe Russack/Dr. Strangelove, Poindexter Fortran (taking over from Count Zero Interrupt), and Dittany of Crete. &TOTSE closed its node function around 1998; several online "attempts to recreate an online database" were claimed to be impostors by original founding members, who are named on the trademark application (now expired). &TOTSE was—if functioning—a members-only BBS by 2000. Both node and voice functions were discontinued or changed before 1999.
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2018-10-28 at 10:10 AM UTCOk I have to post so totse3 won’t think the devil is here since it’s at post #666
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2018-10-28 at 11:28 AM UTCLOL
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2018-10-28 at 2:21 PM UTC
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2018-10-28 at 4:01 PM UTCMy Gawd!
-SpectraL --- why are you posting such old news --- and you are doing the research legwork for the newbies!?! LMRAO
I found what I was seeking before I asked the question. LOL -
2018-10-30 at 12:46 AM UTC
Originally posted by -SpectraL Do any of you know what NirvanaNET really was?
NIRVANAnet was a dial-up BBS network, started in 1990 in the San Francisco Bay Area, by Joe Russack, also known as Dr. Strangelove (sysop of Just Say Yes), Jeff Hunter, also known as Taipan Enigma (sysop of & the Temple of the Screaming Electron), and Ratsnatcher (sysop of Rat Head Systems). NIRVANAnet was unique among BBS networks because member BBS systems agreed to allow anyone to connect, and access everything on the systems, instantly and anonymously. They also traded thousands of text files between the systems covering every subject imaginable. &TOTSE continued as a website until January 17, 2009, when it was closed by Jeff Hunter.
It later expanded to include other eclectic BBSs that valued liberty and privacy, including realitycheckBBS, The New Dork Sublime, My Dog Bit Jesus (Berkeley-Oakland, Bittany/Susan), Lies Unlimited (South San Francisco, later Salt Lake City, Mick Freen), Sea of Noise, El Observador, The Salted Slug, The Lair (Boise, Idaho), Burn This Flag (San Jose, run by Zardoz), The Stage, Tomorrows Order of Magnitude (Mountain View/Palo Alto, finger_man) and others.
The initial NIRVANAnet core consisted of Jeff/Taipan, Joe Russack/Dr. Strangelove, Poindexter Fortran (taking over from Count Zero Interrupt), and Dittany of Crete. &TOTSE closed its node function around 1998; several online "attempts to recreate an online database" were claimed to be impostors by original founding members, who are named on the trademark application (now expired). &TOTSE was—if functioning—a members-only BBS by 2000. Both node and voice functions were discontinued or changed before 1999.
I think I know who Poindexter is .. again, I just found out he lived here on the border of El Cerrito (North Berkeley) about half a mile away. and since I saw niggasin.space in the WiFi name list I already believe the person on here who named their wifi that is clearly my neighbor.. My guess.. Poindexter Fontran
Poindexter Fontran was also one of the 5-6 BBS admins.
He lived off of a small street (meaning about 5 blocks long at best) called San Diego St, North Berkeley (or Albany or Richmond.. 3 cities come together right at this part of San Pablo Avenue and San Diego.. which runs into the back of an east asian mall/99 cent ranch market.
it's right there on the old Babbages computer bi-monthly magazine that was free. I have the PDF of it somewhere.. with Jeff Hunter's own &TOTSE right in the center page. -
2018-10-30 at 12:50 AM UTCBut for the Record.. Poindexter Fontran (I don't believe) had anything to do with totse. he was probably just friends with Jeff.
he's a mystery man.. (or could it be a woman or even a married couple's joint name?) -
2018-10-30 at 12:55 AM UTCHow about RatSnatcher? And Dr. Strangelove?
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2018-10-30 at 12:57 AM UTC
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2018-10-30 at 12:59 AM UTCI like the sound of that first one
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2018-10-30 at 1:10 AM UTC-SpectraL
Dr. Strangelove was ID'd way back in this thread? don't you ever read back?
I'm curious about 'Big Dude' who uses/used domain.com as his host. -
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2018-10-30 at 12:23 PM UTCWho is Dan Ladd?
