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Computers are just as much about the past as about the future?
In the world of technology that's too often couched as futuristic and hyper-creative, it's interesting to see what tidbits of culture are older than commonly thought. An interesting comparative inquiry arises—Who thinks something has been commonplace for longer, older people who used a high tech culture sophisticatedly or younger people who grew up with that same high tech culture?
FAQ as emailed in 1992
Here we present Future Culture Frequently Asked Questions, as forwarded to me by Eric Sprague Jan 8 1993, who was on a list to get it from a server at Denver U Dec 31, 1992.
Original e-mailed FAQ part 1/3
_____________________________________________ |______________ / | | / | | u t u r e <___________ u l t u r e | _______________________________________________________________________| f a q updated: December.31.1992 ________________________________________________________________________ Requests to join the FutureCulture E-list must be sent to: future-request@nyx.cs.du.edu The subject must have one of the following: subscribe realtime -subscribe in realtime (reflector) format subscribe digest -subscribe in daily-digest (1 msg/day) subscribe faq -subscribe to faq only (periodical updates) unsubscribe realtime unsubscribe digest unsubscribe faq help -send help on subscribing and general info send info -receive info on the FutureCulture mailing list send faq -this file FutureCulture list maintainer and keeper of this FAQ: andy ahawks@nyx.cs.du.edu ahawks@mindvox.phantom.com ________________________________________________________________________ While no article that attempts to document an entire emerging subculture can be complete, I will do my best to give you enough complete and accurate information to get you on your way to the future. This article will focus mainly on cyberpunk culture, rave culture, industrial, po-mo, virtual reality, drugs, computer underground, etc. Basically, the elements that make up the developing techno-underground, the new edge, the technoculture. Included in this article will be: suggested readings -- books, magazines, zines, requisite authors, etc., BBSes devoted to relevant topics, corporations and merchandise geared toward the techno-aware, Internet e-mail addresses for relevant figure-heads in this area, suggested music and movies/videos, FTP sites, etc. I will do my best to update this article every so often, as the techno-underground is not stagnant and is always shifting and changing and moving forward. If you have any complaints/comments/suggestions/ errors or just want to send someone mail, write to me on the Internet at ahawks@nyx.cs.du.edu. I also welcome addition requests and such - feel free to say "hey man, add blah-blah to the list!" ______________________________________________________________________________ We are the music makers. And we are the dreamers of the dreams. :::::Wille Wonka The cyberpunks did not originate their vision, but picked up bits and pieces of what was actually coming true, and fed it back to the readers who were already living in Gibson's Sprawl, whether they knew it or not. ::::::Steve Brown Information wants to be free. Believe it, pal. ::::::Bruce Sterling If only you could see what I've seen through your eyes ::::::Blade Runner We've discovered Cyberotica!!!!! ::::::The Shamen at a Rave with RU Sirius The techno-underground is a direct descendant of the hippy revolution. ::::::Select Magazine (April .92) Cyberpunks use all available data input to think for themselves. ::::::Timothy Leary Thus the most repressed sector of society acquires a paradoxical power through the myth of its occult and knowledge." [Hakim Bey]. Gibson & Burroughs & Lewis Shriner & Norman Spinrad & Bruce Sterling created the perfect term -- CYBERPUNK! The odd occult shadow still haunts" the civilized, industrial culture. Here is the marvelous paradox of VR/Cyberpunk: Big high-tech firms fighting the myth of "electronic LSD." Jaron Lanier as wizard with dreadlocks! Eric Gullichsen - student of Crowley! Mondo 2000! Gibson and his data rustlers! ::::::Timothy Leary Cyberpunk is really about the present. ::::::Rudy Rucker ________________________________________________________________________ | | | Contents: | |______________| ::::: * Part 1 intro futureculture list info quotes contents cultural literacy magazines (hardcopy) electronic zines and digests electronic-essays ::::: * Part 2 usenet newsgroups who's who of the net internet bbses and services irc channels muds bbses books ::::: * Part 3 videos music drugs software companies/merchandise closing ________________________________________________________________________ | | | Cultural Literacy | |______________________| Agrippa: A Book of the Dead - A collaboration between author [William Gibson], publisher Kevin Begos Jr, and artist Dennis Ashbaugh. This art-work contains engravings by Ashbaugh which appear or disappear in light and an on-disk semi-autobiographical poem by [William Gibson] which is unreadable after having been read once. Agrippa is notable because in many respects it blurs the lines about what art is, and adds fuel to the fire on issues of property rights and intellectual property. A highlight of 1992 was the release of Gibson's poem on to the [net]. Artificial Life - man-made systems that exhibit characteristics associated with the concept of "life". Artificial Reality - similar to [virtual reality], but more interactive, with the participant being part of, not just experiencing, the artificial environment. BBSes - electronic Bulletin Board Systems. Begun in the late 70's, a form of [virtual community] existing in [cyberspace] where participants (usually using aliases) may send and receive public and private messages to each other on any topic imaginable, transfer software (copyrighted and/or public domain), play on-line games, etc. There is the "over-ground" BBS world where aliases are less common and illegal activities are avoided in discussion, and the [{computer} underground] where illegal activities and discussions are very common, members use aliases, and illegal information and/or software is exchanged. Boxing - A variety of electronic devices used to aid in [phreaking]. The original was the blue box, used from the mid 60's to the mid 80's, which allowed long distance phone calls to be made for free. A variety of other similar instruments accomplishing different tasks have been developed, some purely comical, some quite practical. CC fraud - Credit Card or Calling Card fraud. common in the [computer underground] community. Chaos Theory - science revolving around simplistic equations involving a large number of variables. Gave rise to [fractals], a form of [cyberdelic] art. For further info on the subject, James Gleick's "Chaos: Making a New Science" is suggested. C0dez Doodz - Essentialy a [phreaker]'s version of [pirates]. People who seek out telco codes to be used to gain long distance (ld) telephone calls without paying for them. Scurge of the [computer underground]. Computer Underground - "A group organized in secrecy, hidden behind aliases, to promote the free exchange of information regarding anything and everything including, but not limited to: computers, telephones, radios, chemicals, and ideas." (thanx to The Butler for this definition) The mainstay of communication for the computer underground is [cyberspace], more specifically [BBSes]. The computer underground is comprised of [hackers], [phreakers], [piraters], anarchists, and other [cyberpunks]. CP - see [cyberpunk]. Cryonics - The fringe science of freezing a person's head or whole body after death, in the hopes that in the future they may be revived and brought back to life. Cyber- - A prefix taken from [cybernetics] generally used in popular culture to mean anything that is technologically oriented. Cyberdeck - Term originated by [William Gibson] to refer to a computer used by [deck cowboys] that can connect to the [matrix]. Cyberdelic - "Cyber-art". Examples include [fractals], computer-generated pictures and/or music, [virtual worlds], etc. Cybernetics - The study of communication systems in living organisms and machines, the mathematical analysis of the flow of information. Cyberpunk - Begun as a literary movement in the 80's, an off-shoot of normal science fiction. Unique in that it generally occurs in the present or not so distant future, the characters are often considered "punks" (social deviants) and technology, (the cyber aspect), is prominent. "Neuromancer" by [William Gibson], published in 1984, is considered by most to be the "bible" of cyberpunk. Another prominent author is [Bruce Sterling], editor of another worthy cyberpunk collection, "Mirrorshades". Other examples of cyberpunk include Max Headroom (tv show) and Blade Runner (movie). Cyberpunk is special in that it has evolved from a purely literary movement to a realistic subculture. Many "techno-punks" (ie: [hackers]) are considered cyberpunks. Other contributing factors to the cyberpunk subculture include: virtual reality, hallucinogenic and [nootropic] drugs, and industrial and punk music. For an in-depth, detailed look at cyberpunk fiction and cyberpunk culture, "Storming the Reality Studio", ed. by Larry McCaffery is suggested. Cyberspace - "The electronic frontier." A completely virtual environment: the sum total of all [BBSes], computer networks, and other [virtual communities]. Unique in that it is constantly being changed, exists only virtually, can be practically infinite in "size", communication occurs instantaneously world-wide - physical location is completely irrelevant most of the time. Some include video and telephone transmissions as part of cyberspace. Deck Cowboys - Futuristic version of a computer [hacker] or a modern-day [cyberpunk]. Electronic Frontier Foundation - (EFF). Organization founded by Mitch Kapor (of Lotus fame) and John Perry Barlow (writer and Grateful Dead songwriter) to establish laws for [cyberspace] and apply the constitution to [virtual communities]. Flame - disagreement occuring in [cyberspace]. Common on [Usenet]. Fractals - Images created using [chaos theory]. A mish-mash of colors presented in a pattern that repeats itself many times over. A popular type of fractal image is one created using the "Mandlebrot set". Fractals are considered [cyberdelic] art. Gibson, William - Considered by most to be the "father" of [cyberpunk], along with [Bruce Sterling]. His works include the infamous "Neuromancer", "Count Zero", "Mona Lisa Overdrive" (these 3 works are known as the [sprawl] series), "The Difference Engine" with which he was co-author with [Bruce Sterling], and "Burning Chrome" a collection of short stories. Hist latest work is a poem in "[Agrippa: A Book of the Dead]". Gibson says he will no longer be writing the "classic" [cyberpunk] novels he is famous for. His next work is entitled "Virtual Light" and is futuristic fiction. Grep - search, or scan. Hacker - 60's (1st) generation (orig. MIT): one who tinkers with software, electronics, computer hardware, etc. 80's (2nd) [WarGames] generation: one who enters computer systems without permission with either malicious or non-malicious intent, to gain, alter, or destroy information (labelled as [crackers] by the 60's generation). 90's (3rd) generation: often called [cyberpunks], mostly non-malicious [crackers] interested in information for the sake of information, and not hacking for the sake of the hack - sometimes calling themselves "information liberators", they have re-adopted more of the original hacker ethic of the 60's which states mainly "all information should be free", "access to computers should be unlimited and total" and "promote decentralization". This new, 3rd generation is commonly associated with the computer underground, despite its mostly non-malicious intent. Industrial - A subculture revolving around industrial music, a collection of mostly electronically created sounds and samples that results in a fierce explosion of sound labelled by many as "the new punk". This subculture is generally anti-political, anti-aesthetic in nature. Internet - A large and very popular world-wide computer network begun by the Defense Department in the 60's that connects educational institutions, corporations, organizations, and military and government installations around the globe. Some organizations exist that offer access to the Internet to the general public for an hourly/monthly/yearly fee. See the "BBSes" section of this article for more info, particularly those BBSes listed with "public access unix" next to them. Suggested are places like the [WELL], [MindVox], Nyx (which is free of cost), NetCom, etc. Many Internet users partake in reading and contributing to [Usenet], playing [MUD]s, FTPing text files and programs free of charge at the various FTP sites, and 'telnet'ing to other Internet sites. Because of its accessibility at a relatively low cost, size (the largest computer network in the world), connectivity, and infinite amounts of information, many network users prefer the Internet to such services as CompuServe (often called Compu$erve on the Internet) or Prodigy (which is more restricting in its content). The Internet has something to offer for everyone. Other portions of this file such as the suggested newsgroups list, list of FTP sites, and list of 'telnet'able services and sites, should be very helpful to the new Internet user. Once you gain access to the Internet, it is suggested that you read the 'news.announce.newusers' and 'news.newusers.questions' and 'news.answers' newsgroups on [Usenet]. You might also want to read the file 'NixPub: Listing of Public Access Unix sites' to find an Internet dial-up (BBS/Service) in your area. IRC - [Internet] Relay Chat. Realtime communication forums between [Internet] users all over the world. Legion of Doom - (LoD). A legendary group of [hackers] from the [computer underground]. When they disbanded, some members went on to form a computer security firm (ComSec), Loyd Blankenship wrote GURPS Cyberpunk for [Steve Jackson Games] and some ended up in jail from [Operation Sundevil]. Matrix - Term coined by William Gibson which refers to the consensual hallucination of [cyberspace]. MindVox - A [virtual community] in [cyberspace], also a [BBS] connected to the [Internet]. A nexus of the [computer underground] and [cyberpunk] and [virtual reality] begun by Phantom Access Technologies, former members of the [Legion of Doom]. See also the [WELL] Mirrorshades - A very important collection of [cyberpunk] fiction by various authors, most of whom are labelled as the [mirrorshades group]. This book is edited by [Bruce Sterling] and should be available in most bookstores. Mirrorshades Group - Original collection of [cp] authors which includes William Gibson, Bruce Sterling, Tom Maddox, Lewis Shiner, John Shirley, SF Eye magazine editor Steve Brown, Rudy Rucker, Pat Cadigan, and others. Mondo 2000 - Very popular [cyberpunk] and [new edge] magazine. Subscription information is available elsewhere in this file. MUD - Multi-User Domain, Multi-User Dungeon, or Multi-User Dimension. MUDs are multi-user role-playing-games of sorts that exist on the [Internet] for entertainment purposes. MUDs are essentially text-based [virtual worlds] which players (participants) may explore, change, or add on to. In some cases, the MUD is not actually a "game" with scores, player attributes, levels, etc., but some MUDs are set up this way. MUDs tend to be based around different science fiction genres such as fantasy, space, or even [cyberpunk]. Some MUD environments have no defining characteristics. Nanotechnology - the science of "micro-machines". Small gears or other machines seen only by a microscope, that can be used in areas such as medicine and health, art, and other technologies. Net - A computer network. Often used to mean the [Internet] when referred to as "the net". Netrunner - see [hacker]. New Edge - Fringe culture and fringe science, mostly techno-oriented, and very popular in Southern California. [Mondo 2000] is a magazine devoted to the new edge. Nootropics - A new science revolving around drugs used to increase intelligence, aid in memory, enhance brain activity, etc. Touted as a fad by some, others claim that use of nootropics actually work. See also [SmartDrinks]. Operation Sundevil - Secret Service operation begun in 1990 intended to destroy the [computer underground] by confiscating [BBSes] and detaining [hackers]. Phrack - An important magazine existing only in [cyberspace], of interest to the [computer underground]. It's founder, Craig Neidorf, now works for the [Electronic Frontier Foundation]. Phreaker - [Hacking] the phone system. Usually meaning to get phone calls for free, whether by [boxing] or [cc fraud]. Individual phreakers are called phreaks. Pirate - One who copies software illegally. Commonly associated with the [computer underground]. Although commonplace, pirates are looked down upon as with [codez d00dz]. Post-modern - Literary, artistic, cultural, and philosophical movement revolving around the post-industrial world in which we live, and the unique aspects of the trends of modern society. Raves - A subculture revolving around all-night dance parties. Typically, the parties are generally illegal and thus a complex process is involved to find out where they are located. Rave music is generally [techno], the parties usually include 1 or more DJs. Also present in many cases are "chill out rooms" which feature more ambient music. Lasers, blaring music, [cyberdelic] images, [SmartDrinks] and drugs (most often MDMA {X, XTC, Ecstacy, E}, LSD {acid}, ketamine, or nootropics) are all general contributors to the rave experience. Raves are usually held in warehouses, and last until the next morning. Another large part of rave culture is the flyers - used to find out where your next party will be. Raves are meant to be very happy events, everyone ideally should be open and free, laying aggressions and inhibitions aside for the night. Some have likened the rave experience to "a weekly roving [techno-]woodstock for the 90's." Rave fashion includes over-sized baggy t-shirts and pants, hooded sweat-shirts, ski caps, and usually bright colors, as well as accessories such as whistles, Cat In The Hat hats, "doctor" masks, VapoRub, etc. Slipstream - Term used to denote cyberpunk fiction, particularly pre-1984 fictional works that have been influential to the [mirrorshades group] or that closely resemble cyberpunk, but are sometimes outside of the sf genre. An example would be William S. Burroughs. SmartDrugs - [nootropics]. SmartDrinks - Similar to SmartDrugs, or [nootropics], the intent of these substances, loaded with vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and other healthy substances, is to aid in brain functioning. Smart Drinks are most often consumed at [raves], thus, the purpose of some smart drinks is to "energize" the drinker, not to make them smarter. Sprawl - Word used by [William Gibson] to mean large mega-cities, and places where different cities collide. Southern California and New York City might be early examples of the sprawl. This word is used often in modern times as "urban sprawl". Steve Jackson Games - RPG manufacturers which have played a key role in the evolution of [cyberpunk] and the [computer underground]. Operators of the Illuminati BBS and makers of GURPS Cyberpunk, an RPG guide written by Loyd Blankenship, a member of the [Legion of Doom]. Sterling, Bruce - considered by most to be the "co-founder" of [cyberpunk] along with [William Gibson]. He is the editor of "Mirrorshades: A cyberpunk anthology", which is considered the quintessential collection of [cp] works by the [mirrorshades group]. Some of his other works include "Islands in the Net", "Schizmatrix", "The Involution Ocean", "The Artificial Kid", "The Difference Engine" which he co-authored with [Gibson] and "The Hacker Crackdown" a non-fiction account of the [computer underground] and [Operation Sundevil], including the [Electronic Frontier Foundation], [Phrack], the [Legion of Doom], [Steve Jackson Games], etc. Social Engineering - Technique often by which [hackers] or [crackers] acquire information, such as names and passwords. Essential a modern-day con, often conducted via phone conversations, such as portraying onesself as a teclo employee. Techno- - prefix similar to cyber-, referring to anything which has its roots in current or futuristic technology. Techno - type of music made almost entirely with the help of computers, revolving around a fast-paced drum beat (as high as 160 BPM), sampling, and synthesizers. Teledildonics - Virtual sex in a [virtual environment]. Term often used by the [new edge] community. 2600 - A popular hardcopy magazine devoted to the [computer underground]. Subscription information is obtained elsewhere in this file. Usenet - A collection of "newsgroups" on the [Internet], in which [Internet] users may post or read messages on almost any subject imaginable. The topics of discussion are divided up into the individual newsgroups, which total about 2000 on average. Usenet is divided into various large sections, including the 'alt'ernative newsgroups, the 'comp'uter newsgroups, the 'sci'ence newsgroups and the 'talk' newsgroups, among others. A suggested list of newsgroups is contained in this file. Some groups are moderated, while most remain completely uncensored. Virtual Community - any group or gathering that exists in [cyberspace]. This could be a [BBS], a [hacking] group, a [net], or even a [zaibatsu]. Virtual Culture - the collection of [virtual communities], and the cultural aspects unique to those communities. Virtual Environment - a [virtual world]. Virtual Reality - a consensual hallucination of a world existing only in [cyberspace]. Modern day virtual reality uses helmets, gloves, and body suits to create such a world, which is first created on a computer and connected to the vr devices. The goal of virtual reality is to generate a completely alternate reality. Research in vr includes networking people, so spacial limitations are meaningless. The possibilities of vr-generated environments are as limitless as the imagination. Virtual World - a world existing in [cyberspace] created and used with [virtual reality] technologies. VMB - (Voice MailBox). Used (often illegally) by [phreaks] as a means of communication. WELL - The Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link. An important gridpoint in the [matrix], a [virtual community] in [cyberspace], also a [BBS] connected to the [Internet]. A group concerned mostly with [cyberpunk], [virtual reality], [nootropics], and other aspects of the [new edge]. Wirehead - a hardware [hacker]. Zaibatsu - Japanese term used a lot by [William Gibson] that means a large mega-corporation, such as Sony for example. ________________________________________________________________________ | | | Magazines: | |______________| Albert Hofmann Foundation Newsletter The Albert Hofmann Foundation 1341 Ocean Ave. Suite 300 Santa Monica, CA 90401 201.281.8110 -$30 for 4 issues Boardwatch 5970 S. Vivian St. Littleton, CO 80127 303.973.6038 (voice) 303.973.4222 (bbs/data) 303.973.3731 (fax) -BBSing articles/lists/info -$4 an issue Body Art Last Gap Distributors PO Box 410067 San Francisco, CA 94141 415.824.6636 -body art magazine, tatoos and such -back issues $16.50-$21.45 ppd. bOING bOING PO Box 18432 Boulder, CO 80308 -cyberpunk zine -$4 an issue, $14 for 4 issues Communications of the ACM (Association for Computing Machinery, Inc.) 1515 Broadway NY, NY 10036 212.869.7440 -the Internet, networks, ACM news, etc. -$75 membership dues includes a $30 subscription to CACM Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction Heldref Publications 1319 Eighteenth St. NW Washington, DC 20036-1802 800.365.9753 -Spring 92 is all about cp, vr, cybernetics, etc. -$10 Cryonics Magazine ALCOR 12327 Doherty St. Riverside, CA 92503 800.367.2228 -$10 for 12 issues CyberEdge Journal 928 Greenhill Road Mill Valley, CA 94941 415.383.2458 (voice) 415.389.0251 (fax) bdel@well.sf.ca.us -covers vr and related topics -$129 for 6 issues Cybertek OCL/Magnitude PO Box 64 Brewster, NY 10509 -hacking, cyberpunks, technology, culture -$10 a year Disco Family Plan DJ ESP Woody McBride 1205 S. 7th St. #8 Minneapolis, MN 55415 612.376.0226 -rave zine Edge Detector PO Box 36, Station H Montreal, Quebec Canada H3G 2KS Evolution Box 833 London NW 6 UK -psychedelic experience and lifestyle -15 pounds 4 issues EXTROPY: The Journal of Trans-humanist Thought PO Box 57306 Los Angeles, CA 90057-0306 -$9 two issues (one year) FactSheet-Five Seth Friedman PO Box 170099 San Francisco CA 94117-0099 -independently-oriented reviewers of the culture -1 issue $4, 6 issues $20 (or more) FAD Magazine PO Box 420-656 San Francisco, CA 94142 -Bay-Area fashion, art, music, style rag -look for issue #26, Spring 92, the Cyber issue -$14.95 for 6 issues Fluxu8 fluxu8@well.sf.ca.us rderek@world.std.com -magazine described as "Mondo 2000 without the gloss" -email for info Freakbeat PO Box 1288 Gerrard's Cross Bucks SL9 0AN UK -ultra-psychedelia -4.5 pounds per issue Full Disclosure Box 903 Libertyville, IL 60048 BBS - 708.838.4201 -technology, legal info., etc. Hack-Tic pb 22953, 1100 DL Amsterdam, The Netherlands 31.20.6001480 ropg@ooc.uva.nl (Internet) -published near that hotbed of hackers in holland/amsterdam -European counterpart to 2600 -$2.30 US an issue The HardCore Scott Dorward PO Box 1893 London N9 8JT 36 UK -L1.80 each -sf/cp zine Interference on the Brain Screen Patrick Clark PO Box 2761 St. Paul MN 55102. -$2.00 each -sf zine Intertek Steve Steinberg 325 Ellwood Beach #3 Goleta, CA 93117 steve@cs.ucsb.edu -hacking, cyberspace, interviews, designer drugs, cryonics, etc. -$4 an issue Interzone 124 Osborne Road Brighton, BN1 6LU UK -science-fiction zine -$22 for 6 issues Iron Feather Journal PO Box 1905 Boulder, CO 80306-1905 sprother@nyx.cs.du.edu -hacking, anarchy, techno-phun, underground info, raves, activism -$2 an issue Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction magazine PO Box 7058 Red Oak, IA 51591-2058 -$34.95 for 13 issues The Journal of Complex Systems PO Box 6149 Champaign, IL 61826 -cellular automata, $50 / year min. The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction PO Box 56 Cornwall, CT 06753 -$26 for 12 issues Mondo 2000 PO Box 10171 Berkeley, CA 94709 415.845.9018 (phone) 415.649.9630 (fax) mondo2k@well.sf.ca.us mondo2k@mindvox.phantom.com -your guide to all things cyberpunk and some things not -$24 for 5 issues (published quarterly) Nootropic News PO Box 175E Camrillo, CA, USA 93011. -$10 for newsletter and order forms Pixel: The Magazine of Scientific Visualization 245 Henry St. H2G Brooklyn, NY 11201-9889 718.624.3386 -$21, 6 issue Pixel Vision Box 1138 Madison Square Station, NY 10159 -$35 / year Robot Experimenter PO Box 458 Peterborough, NH 03458-0458 -$24 for 12 issues Science Fiction Eye PO Box 18539 Asheville, NC 28814 -sf/cp magazine, contains a regular article by Bruce Sterling -3 issues $10, 6 issues $18, back issues available Science Fiction Studies SF-TH Inc. Arthur B. Evans East College DePauw University Greencastle, IN 46135-0037 -$14 for 3 issues Sector 9737 Tim Mayer PO Box 782213 Witchita KS 67278. -sf/cp zine -$5.00 each Sound Choice Audio Evolution network PO Box 1251 Ojai, CA 93023 -electronic/punk/avant music mag -$12 for 6 issues SOUND News and Arts SOUND Publishing Inc c/o Ed Stastny PO BOX 31104 Omaha, NE 68132 -covers a lot of areas -$1.50 or $2 for 3 or 4 copies TAP PO Box 20264 Louisville, KY 40250 -hacking, anarchy, some political -operates Blitzkrieg BBS @ 502.499.8933 -TAP-Online also available on some BBSes / FTP sites Technology Works PO Box 477 Placentla, CA 92670-0477 -techno/industrial/cp fanzine -$1.50 Territories c/o McNair 65 Niddrie Road Strathbungo, Glasgow G42 5PT Scotland, United Kingdom -sf and slipstream journal -$5 2600 PO Box 752 Middle Island, NY 11953-0752 516.751.2600 (office) 516.751.2608 (fax) 2600@well.sf.ca.us -the famous hacker's zine -subscriptions are $21 for 4 issues (published quarterly) -back issues are $25 / year Urb Magazine 4111 West Jefferson Blvd Los Angeles CA 90116 213.766.8726 -CA-based dance/music/rave magazine -$25 / year US RAVE Magazine 601 N. Magnolia Ave Orlando, Florida 32801 407.339.4507 (fax) -supposedly free Verbum: The Journal of Personal Computer Aesthetics PO Box 12564 San Diego, CA 92112 619.233.9977 619.233.9976 (fax) -$24 for 4 issues Virus 23 Box 46 Red Deer, Alberta T4N 5E7 Whole Earth Review PO Box 38 Sausalito, CA 94966-9932 (Whole Earth runs The Well [Whole Earth Lectronic Link] - well.sf.ca.us) -combines new age, techno-culture, california fads, etc. -$20 year for subscriptions Zine Exchange Gary Pattillo 5920 Victor Street Dallas TX 75214 -send zines, get zines ________________________________________________________________________ | | | E-Magazines/Articles/Digests | |__________________________________| AcidWarp ecst.csuchico.edu /pub/geos/acidwarp.zip -much sought-after tripp-e grafix program Across the Electronic Frontier by Mitch kapor and John Perry Barlow ftp.eff.org /pub/eff/papers/across-electronic-frontier -explanation of EFF, goals Activist Times Incorporated gzero@mindvox.phantom.com ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/ati -political, hacking, anarchy -newsgroup alt.society.ati Agrippa: A Book of the Dead by William Gibson future-request@nyx.cs.du.edu <subject 'send agrippa'> ftp.rahul.net under /pub/atman/UTLCD-preview/assorted-text/agrippa.arj AI Information ftp uunet.uu.net ai flash.bellcore.com /pub gargoyle.uchicago.edu /pub solaria.cc.gatech.edu /pub Alcor information ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/alcor -an e-mail privacy suit Alt.rave FAQ soda.berkeley.edu /pub/sfraves -Brian B's excellent rave FAQ Amiga Files archive.umich.edu plains.nodak.edu /pub ucsd.edu /pub ux1.cso.uiuc.edu Anarchy List anarchy-list-request@cwi.nl -discussion of all aspects of anarchy Anarchy 'N' Explosives ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/ane -anarchy, phreaking Anime Info oinker.ucsb.edu /pub/anime Apple II Files archive.umich.edu /apple2 cobalt.cco.caltech.edu /pub/apple2 ftp.uu.net /systems/apple2 plains.nodak.edu /pub/apple2 tybalt.caltech.edu /pub/apple2 wuarchive.wustl.edu /systems/apple2 ArachNet: E-Journal of Virtual Culture listserv@uottawa.bitnet -message body: SUB ARACHNET <firstname> <lastname> -journal of all aspects of on-line life Arm The Spirit On-line (Autonome Forum) aforum@moose.uvm.edu red.css.itd.umich.edu /poli ftp.css.itd.umich.edu /poli -header "ATS: e-mail request" -anti-capitalist/anti-imperialist e-magazine Armadillo Culture sokay@mitre.org -cool ezine Artificial Life alife-request@cognet.ucla.edu -artificial life AUtopia (Pirate Ship Utopia) autoia-rquest@wixer.cactus.rg -a floating technology-oriented commune -run by Jagwire X, cool ideas.... Basic Networking ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/misc/basic1.net -Telenet Baudy World of the Byte Bandit: A Post-modernist Interpretation of the Computer Underground by Jim Thomas and Gordon Meyer ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/papers/baudy.world Being In Nothingness by John Perry Barlow milton.u.washington.edu /public/virtual-worlds/papers/Barlow.BeingInNothingness.Z Beyond CyberPunk HyperCard Stack archive.umich.edu /mac/hypercard/fun ra.nrl.navy.mil /MacSciTech/programming/hypercard scavengerhunt.rs.itd.umich.edu /mac/etc/demo wuarchive.wustl.edu /mirrors3/archive.umich.edu/mac/hypercard/fun Bootlegger ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/bootlegger -cracking, hacking BPM bpm-request@andrew.cmu.edu -the DJ's e-list Chalisti ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/chalisti -German hacking, associated with the Chaos Computer Club -written in German Chaos Computer Club Files ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/ccc ftp.titania.mathematik.uni-ulm.de /info/CCC -written in German Cheap Virtual Reality Info ftp.u.washington.edu /public/virtual-worlds CHiNA ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/misc/china2.3 -hacking, etc. Church of Virtuality/Reality slopoke.mlb.semi.harris.com /pub/scripture.* Commercial Virtual Reality Info ftp.u.washington.edu /public/virtual-worlds Computers and Academic Freedom listserv@eff.org <add comp-academic-freedom-news> -computing freedom, mostly deals with college campuses Computer Crime: Current Practices, Problems and Proposed Solutions by Brian J. Peretti ftp.eff.prg /pub/cud/papers/computer.crime Computer Crime Laws ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/law -computer crime laws for almost every state -international laws as well Computer Down-Underground Digest digest@nacjack.gen.nz ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/cdugd -CUD for Australia, New Zealand Computer Underground Digest tk0jut2@niu.bitnet ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/cud red.css.itd.umich.edu -"USA Today" of Cyberspace and computer underground Concerning Hackers Who Break into Computer Systems by Dorothy E Denning ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/papers/denning The Constitution in Cyberspace by Laurence Tribe @ CFP #1 ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/papers/const.in.cyberspace Corrupted Programmers International ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/cpi -viruses Crime and Puzzlement by John Perry Barlow ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/papers/crime.puzzle Crime and Puzzlement 2 by John Perry Barlow ftp.eff.org /pub/eff/papers/crime-and-puzzlement-2 Crime and Puzzlement & 2600 ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/papers/cp.2600 Cryonics kqb@whscad1.att.com CryptoAnarchist Manifesto soda.berkeley.edu /pub/cypherpunks Cryptography Glossary soda.berkeley.edu /pub/cypherpunks Cult of the Dead Cow files ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/cdc -hacking, phreaking, anarchy, etc. Cultural Information ftp nic.funet.fi /pub/culture Cybernetics listserv@bingvaxu.cr.birminghamton.edu -sub cybsys-l full_name Cyberpunk Archive ftp.u.washington.edu /public/alt.cyberpunk -alt.cyberpunk and related archives maintained by Tim Oerting Cyberpunk FAQ ftp.u.washington.edu public/alt.cyberpunk -Tim Oerting's excellent guide to cyberpunk Cyberpunk RPGs cyberrpg-request@veritas.com Cyberspace Chronicle ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/misc/cyberspace-1.1 -hacking, cyberpunk Cyberspace and the Legal Matrix: Laws or Confusion? by Lance Rose ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/papers/cyberspace Cypherpunks cypherpunks@toad.com -public key encryption list Cypherpunks Announcement List cypherpunks-announce-request@toad.com -lower volume Defense Data Network Blues ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/misc/defense Digital Free Press dfp-req%underg@uunet.uu.net ftp.eff.org pub/cud/dfp -hacking, information, etc. Drug Information jyu.fi /pub/alt.drugs ftp.u.washington.edu /public/alt.drugs Ecstacy Info ftp.u.washington.edu /public/alt.drugs Electrix ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/misc/electrix-001 -hacking Electropolis: Communication & Community on Internet Relay Chat by Elizabeth M. Reid ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/papers/electropolis EFF History by John Perry Barlow ftp.eff.org /pub/eff/historical/eff-history EFF Information ftp.eff.org /pub/eff/about-eff EFF Legal Case Summary ftp.eff.org /pub/eff/historical/legal-case-summary EFF Mission Statement ftp.eff.org /pub/eff/mission-statement EFF News (EFFector Online) effnews-request@eff.org EFF Press release (founding) ftp.eff.org /pub/eff/historical/founding-announcement The EFF and Virtual Communities by Mike Godwin ftp.eff.org /pub/eff/papers/eff-and-virtual-communities Extropians extropians-request@gnu.ai.mit.edu -nanotechnology, cryonics, anarcho-capitalist politics, technological extension of human intelligence and perception -serious discussion from an informative perspective -available on listserv as xtropy-l <sub xtropy-l> Extropian Essay exi-request@gnu.ai.mit.edu -CliffNotes version of discussion on Extropians 4AD listserv@jhuvm.hcf.jhu.edu <sub 4ad-l> -discussion of bands on the 4AD label FactSheet Five - Electronic jerod23@well.sf.ca.us ftp.msen.com /pub/newsletters/F5-E ftp.u.washington.edu /public/alt.cyberpunk src.doc.ic.ac.uk /literary/newsletters/f -the e- version of the famous zine FBI Computer Systems ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/papers/fbi.systems FlashLife (CP RPGs) flashlife-request@netcom.com Florida Raves steve@sunrise.cse.fau.edu FNORD-L listserv@ubvm.bitnet <sub fnord-l> -philosophies of Leary, Robert Anton Wilson, Dr. Lilly, etc. Folklore qurtz.rutgers.edu /pub/folklore Freaker's Bureau International au530@cleveland.freenet.edu ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/fbi -anarchy, hacking, cyberpunk FringeWare, Inc. fringeware-request@wixer.cactus.org -Paco Xander Nathan's company Frontal Lobotomy 141.214.4.135 -ezine FutureCulture future-request@nyx.cs.du.edu -discussion of cyberpunk, vr, computer underground, raves, industrial culture, etc. -home of this file! -'send info' in subject or body FutureCulture FAQ future-request@nyx.cs.du.edu <subject or body: 'send faq'> ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/papers/future ftp.css.itd.umich.edu /poli/future.culture.d redspread.css.itd.umich.edu ftp.u.washington.edu /public/alt.cyberpunk -this file! Future Technologies List future-tech-request@cs.umb.edu -artificial intelligence, nanotech, etc. General Hacking Info ftp.eff.org grind.isca.uiowa.edu -good places to start General Net Info ftp.uu.net nic.ddn.mil wuarchive.wustl.edu pit-manager.mit.edu ftp.u.washington.edu -for the more anal stuff (RFCs, netinfo and the like) Gibraltar gibraltar-request@maestro.mitre.org -discussion of artistic and progressive music GIF Pictures (general archives) ahkcus.org apocalypse.engr.ucf.edu /pub/images hubcap.clemson.edu /pub solaria.cc.gatech.edu /pub GlobeTrotter ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/misc/globe-1.x -hacking around the world, cyberpunk Grunge listserv@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu <sub grunge-l> -grunge music Hacker's-Network ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/misc/hnet.1 -hacking, published in Britain Hacker's Unlimited ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/misc/hun-1.2 -hacking, phreaking High Weirdness by E-mail mporter@nyx.cs.du.edu ftp.u.washington.edu /public/alt.cyberpunk 141.214.4.135 -guide to some interesting sources of information on-line IBM Files caf.mit.edu solaria.cc.gatech.edu /pub ucselx.sdsu.edu /pub Informatik inform@doc.cc.utexas.edu ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/inform -hacking, phreaking, computer underground, cyberpunk, etc. InterText intertxt@network.ucsd.edu ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/misc/journals Intro to the Computer Underground by The Butler ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/papers/intro IRC (Internet Relay Chat) Info cs.bu.edu ftp.eff.org /pub/irc cs.utk.edu /pub speedy.cs.uiuc.edu /pub The Jargon File (same as The Hacker's Dictionary) wuarchive.wustl.edu /pub ftp.uu.net /doc merit.edu /pub/doc nic.funet.fi /pub/doc pit-manager.mit.edu /pub Kcah ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/misc/kcah.* -hacking, computer underground KLF/ORB List klf-request@asylum.sf.c.us asylum.sf.ca.us /pub/klf Legion of Doom/Hackers Technical Journals ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/lod -hacking, brought to you by the famous masters Leri-L moore7004@iscsvax.uni.edu leri-l@iscsvax.uni.edu -mailing list devoted to meta-programming, philosophy, expanding consciousness, etc. Loopy (Qunatum Gravity & Knot Theory) slopoke.mlb.semi.harris.com /pub/loopy LSD Info ftp.u.washington.edu /public/alt.drugs Lunatic Fringe 141.214.4.135 Mac Files mac.archive.umich.edu Manchester manchester-request@irss.njit.edu irss.njit.edu /pub/manchester -bands from manchester, raving, shoegazing, etc. Manual of the Anarchist ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/misc/anarch.man Marijuana Info ftp.u.washington.edu /public/alt.drugs Maryland Raves cyberpun@wam.umd.edu MidWest Raves ajbennett@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu Mind Machine Digest mind-l-request@asylum.sf.ca.us asylum.sf.ca.us /pub/mind-l ftp.u.washington.edu /public/alt.cyberpunk -brain stimulation, nootropics, etc. MindVox: The Overture ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/papers ftp.u.washington.edu /public/alt.cyberpunk -excellent essay by Patrick Kroupa (Lord Digital) on MindVox MUD Info oinker.ucsb.edu /pub/mud jwisdom@gnu.ai.mit.edu -"mud list" in subject Music (lyrics/discographies/etc.) ftp.uwp.edu /pub/music National Security Anarchists ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/nsa -phreaking, hacking NE (NorthEastern) Raves ne-raves-request@silver.lcs.mit.edu Net Celebrities List hplaa02.cern.ch netcel NetJam netjam-request@xcf.berkeley.edu -MIDI, musc makers, etc. Network Information Access nia@nuchat.sccsi.com ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/nia -hacking, computer underground, etc. Network Policies ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/networks -policies of various networks Neuron Digest neuron-request@cattell.psych.upenn.edu -neural networks New Fone Express ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/nfx -hacking, phreaking New Music nm-list-request@beach.cis.ufl.edu -new music list Nootropics Info ftp.u.washington.edu /public/alt.drugs Now It Can Be Told: Mad Hackers' Key Party Transcript of TV Show ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/papers/rivera Nuclear Anarchists phreakers hackers (NARC) ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/narc -hacking, carding OnoSendai Announcement ftp.u.washington.edu /public/alt.cyberpunk -press release by the new VR company On-Line Text (published works) obi.std.com /pub/obi mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu /gutenberg world.std.com /obi -published works Operation Sundevil Information ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/papers/sundevil Paranet infopara-request@scicom.alphacdc.com grind.isca.uiowa.edu /info/paranet -paranormal, parapsychology, etc. PGP (Pretty Good Protection) Encryption Source soda.berkeley.edu /pub/cypherpunks Phantasy Mercenary@f515.n141.z1.fidonet.org ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/phantasy -anarchy, hacking Phillip K. Dick pkd-list-request@wang.com -list celebrating the famous sf author Phrack listserv@stormking.com <subscribe phrack Your_Name> in message body ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/phrack -historic cyberspace hack/phreak/cu-news zine Phreakers/Hackers/Anarchists ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/misc/pha.2 -just what it says Phreaker's Handbook ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/misc/phreak1.bok -a phreaker's handbook Phreaker's Handbook #1 ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/misc/tph-1 -another phreaker's handbook Phuckin Phield Phreakers ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/ppp -phreaking P/hun ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/phun -phreaking, hacking Physics physics-request@qedqcd.rye.ny.us Pirate ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/pirate -pirating, software cracking Playlist playlist-request@ecst.csuchico.edu <sub [name]> -mostly alternative radio/dj playlists and discussion PostModern Culture PMC@ncsuvm.cc.ncsu.edu LISTSERV@NCSUVM.CC.NCSU.EDU <GET PMC-TALK GUIDE PMC-TALK F=MAIL> PowerGlove List listserv@karazm.math.uh.edu <subscribe glove-list me@my.site> karazm.math.uh.edu /pub/VR Practical Anarchy cardell@lysator.liu.se red.css.itd.umich.edu /poli ftp.css.itd.umich.edu /poli Psilocybin Info ftp.u.washington.edu /public/alt.drugs Punk punk-list-request@cpac.washington.edu -punk music Quanta export.acs.cmu.edu /pub/quanta ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/misc/journals -fiction ezine Rave Info soda.berkeley.edu /pub/sfraves Rebel's Riting Guild ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/misc/rrg.1 -virus Rights of Expression in Cyberspace by R. E. Baird ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/papers/rights-of-expr RISKS Digest risks-request@csl.sri.com crvax.sri.com risks -the RISKS of computing in our lives Robert Anton Wilson (e-interview) slopoke.mlb.semi.harris.com /pub/wilson.on.cis School Network Policies ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/schools/* Scream Baby bladex@wixer.cactus.org ftp.eff.org /pub/journals/ScreamBaby red.css.itd.umich.edu /poli ftp.css.itd.umich.edu /poli The Secret Service, UUCP, and the Legion of Doom by Kevin Mullet ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/papers/lod_ss.Z Security cert.sei.cmu.edu /pub SFRaves (SanFrancisco Raves) sfraves-request@soda.berkeley.edu soda.berkeley.edu /pub/sfraves -rave culture, mostly in the Bay Area SmartDrugs Info ftp.u.washington.edu /public/alt.drugs SoCal Raves (Southern California) socal-raves-request@ucsd.edu The Social Organization of the Computer Underground Masters' Thesis by Gordon Meyer ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/papers/meyer SOUND News and Arts quartz.rutgers.edu /pub/journals 141.214.4.135 -e- version of the popular zine SouthEast Raves dickenjd@ctrvx1.vanderbilt.edu Stelarc Review ftp.u.washington.edu public/alt.cyberpunk -review of the cyberpunk performance artist Sterling Essay ftp.u.washington.edu /public/alt.cyberpunk -speech by Bruce Sterling on the Information Society Subgenius Subgenius-request@mc.lcs.mit quartz.rutgers.edu /pub/subgenius Survival Research Laboratories (SRL) Info ftp.u.washington.edu /public/alt.cyberpunk -info on the industrial robot group Syndicate Reports ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/synd -phreaking, telco info, etc. TAP-Online ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/tap -phreaking, hacking, anarchy TechnoNomads (Steve Roberts) technomads-request@bikelab.sun.com -the guy featured on Donahue & Mondo's list -nomadness, ham radio, mobile communities, etc. Telecom Privacy Digest telecom-priv-request@pica.army.mil Telecom Digest telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu -deals with all aspects of telecommunications Temple ov Psychik Youth morose.cc.purdue.edu /pub/topy-online Terence McKenna "New Maps of HyperSpace" slopoke.mlb.semi.harris.com /pub/mckenna Three-fisted Tales of Bob Review slopoke.mlb.semi.harris.com /pub/stclair Title 18 ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/law/us.e-privacy -relating to computer crime & email privacy. Tom Maddox on Cyberpunk ftp.u.washington.edu /public/alt.cyberpunk -essay by Tom Maddox on cyberpunk Tom Maddox on Schizmatrix slopoke.mlb.semi.harris.com /pub/schismat -essay by Maddox on Sterling's Work The Turing Option (2 unpublished chapters) by Harry Harrison and Marvin Minsky wuarchive.wustl.edu /doc/minsky ftp.u.washington.edu /public/alt.cyberpunk UK Raves listserv@orbital.demon.co.uk subscribe uk-rave <your name> uk-raves@orbital.demon.co.uk UFOs (images, NASA files) nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov vab02.larc.nasa.gov ames.arc.nasa.gov UnderWorld Industries 141.214.4.135 -group network putting out underground media United Phreaker's Inc. ftp.eff.org pub/cud/upi -phreaking, hacking, etc. UnPlastic News tibbetts@hsi.hsi.com ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/misc/journals Virtual Reality Info sugrfx.acs.syr.edu /pub sunee.waterloo.edu /pub ftp.u.washington.edu public/alt.cyberpunk ftp.u.washington.edu public/virtual-worlds Virtual Reality List listserv@uiucvmd.bitnet subscribe virtu-l <full_name> Virtual Reality Research Info ftp.u.washington.edu /public/virtual-worlds Virus-l Digest krvw@cert.sei.cmu.edu (also virus-l on BITNET) -discussion of viruses and all aspects of 'em Voices In My Head, MindVox: The Overture by Patrick Karel Kroupa (Lord Digital) ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/papers/mindvox ftp.u.washington.edu /public/alt.cyberpunk WAX: The Discovery of Television Among the Bees a film by Davids Blair ftp.u.washington.edu /public/alt.cyberpunk 141.214.4.135 -reviews and info about David Blair's cyberdelic film Wicca grind.isca.uiowa.edu /info/misc Worldview - Der Weltanschauung request@fennec.sccsi.com ftp.eff.org /pub/cud/wview -hacking, computer underground, church of subgenius, political, etc. Zen and the Art of the Internet by Brendan Kahoe ashley.cs.widener.edu /pub/zen csn.org pub/net/zen quartz.rutgers.edu pub/internet/zen relay.cs.toronto.edu pub/zen ________________________________________________________________________ :::::: * End of FutureCulture FAQ Part 1 c o n t i n u e d i n p a r t 2 ________________________________________________________________________
References
- NYX
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- Wikipedia article on Future Culture
- Learn about Andy Hawks, the guy who sent Sprague and hundreds of others the list. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futureculture