alt Hacker NewsLong ago in Seattle there was a network of BBSs and the head board was called Rat City. They had a lot of work by local artists (mostly tracker files and digital artwork IIRC).
I have not been able to find a single hint of their existence. Everything about what was once a collection of artistic works, wiped from the earth.
We really need to do a better job managing our historical legacy.
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badlibrarian • today at 5:30 AM
From http://bbslist.textfiles.com/
Perhaps Dude is among us.
206-246-6647
White Center, VA RaT City BBS
(1993-1997) Dude Renegade
"Primarily a demoscene board with a vast collection of Impulse Tracker music and ANSI art.
Used to meet IRL at Seattle Center to take field recordings for use as samples.
Members included Dude, Catspaw, Geo, and Infamouse." - Dude➕ show 1 reply
homeonthemtn • today at 11:14 AM
This is, in effect, the entirety of human history though. 99.9999% of our collective cultures and behaviors disappear into the aether
I used to google my unique internet aliases from my preteen/teenage years and find a trove of my posts across forums and websites.
In my mid 20s I’d remember to do it especially when stoned for that nostalgia hit but also for that sentimental hit you feel when viewing your younger self’s writings.
Those same google searches two decades later have almost zero results. All the forums and websites are dead except a few odd ends like Newgrounds and WickedFire.
Wish I saved them when I had the chance.