I used to hand out buttons promoting the Well in the early 90's (they were kind of twilight zonish, as I recall), but I never had an account. Too poor.
I miss the Whole Earth Catalog.
I was under the impression that I was your big comfy blanky.
Oz ,'Him'
Natter 34: Freak With No Name
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
-t - Apr 07, 2005 11:02:54 am PDT #4147 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
tommyrot - Apr 07, 2005 11:05:52 am PDT #4148 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
The Well was the first BBS that I spent any amount of time on (it's why I bought my first 2400 kbps modem). At the time it seemed weird that my lowly XT-clone was suddenly communicating with people all over the world. I remember I was really nervous my first few posts....
Nowadays it feels a little strange to be on a computer that's not connected to the internet.
sumi - Apr 07, 2005 11:10:55 am PDT #4149 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Not vortex, but I can answer the Eyes questions:
it turns out that she shot him so that it took out part of his head. He explained it as some sort of injury acquired while repairing his car. (I think.) I also think it was lame.
Gus - Apr 07, 2005 11:12:05 am PDT #4150 of 10001
Bag the crypto. Say what is on your mind.
Hanging out with writers on ... Holy Crap, I can't dredge up the name of the network, anymore ... before Compuserve... t memfault
Gawd, I'm old.
eta: BitNet!
ChiKat - Apr 07, 2005 11:15:22 am PDT #4151 of 10001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
GEnie? I was on that back in teh day.
eta: fine...make me look like a crazy person.
juliana - Apr 07, 2005 11:17:09 am PDT #4152 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
We had the Whole Earth catalog. We had stack of them in the basement.
I think we used to go online with Compuserve. Yeah, that was it. I remember Dad checking out the FAA weather reports. That was - 21 years ago, maybe?
Vortex - Apr 07, 2005 11:19:15 am PDT #4153 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
sumi, you're right, it was totally lame. But I am so totally ambivalent about Nora Gage. She's smoking hot, dangerous, smart, and interesting. But, she's a traitor. But I love her! I am torn.
tommyrot - Apr 07, 2005 11:21:10 am PDT #4154 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Yoda translator [link]
It's pretty bad:
your death is art. it after with hands your day make you day. mmmmmm. that peace. gasp, look of final that mmmmmm. desperate and is of to know: part you mmmmmm. it what's like? where it does lead you? mmmmmm. and you that's now see, secret. the mmmmmm. punch not kicks you throw or the you didn't the didn't land. mmmmmm. wanted she really it. mmmmmm. every slayer a death has wish. mmmmmm. even you.
lori - Apr 07, 2005 11:24:43 am PDT #4155 of 10001
Thanks sumi and Vortex! And agreed, LAME. Ah well.
We watched Eyes after watching this week's Grey's Anatomy last night, and Eyes suffered mightily by the juxtaposition. Enh, it's relatively entertaining.
Gus - Apr 07, 2005 11:24:50 am PDT #4156 of 10001
Bag the crypto. Say what is on your mind.
ChiKat: Maybe not.
Anne Rice and Bujold and Farmer and other sciffies of the just-barely pre-cyberpunk era would meet up on Wednesday evenings in a chatroom. I would lurk, in amazement. It was awesome.
It could have been Genie. In fact, I think it was.