These are some text buffers I've had laying around my hard drive for the last 10 years or so. All of this, at this time, is from the 90's. I have some vintage 80's BBS footage too, but it's currently in C-64 5¼" floppy format. These give a good glimpse into the state of the underground from the early to late 90's.
BONUS REELS: bbs3.txt was thought lost to the void — the Wayback Machine never caught it. It has since been rescued from the webmaster's own backup, along with a vintage phreak appendix (test.numbers). Both screen below.
┌─┤ NOTE: renders as an authentic phosphor CRT — the way the buffer hit your modem in '94
A little more underground footage with misc thrown in · circa 1993 — The Cemetery Gates
The CEMETERY GATES
NUP:DEVIL MAGIK
metro 817-26*-1217
NUV ENFORCED
FiSHBoNE DiST·Stripped Ink Dist
Just Arived: SPAZM Couriers·Dist Site
Cumming Soon: FiSHNeT, Offical net of...you guessed it...FiSHBoNE
0 Day Warez
0-10 Day Warez ONLY!
9600-14.4 v.42
H/P/Tech/Art support
Keeper of the Gates: ···· ··g·
Access Sysop: Jack The Ripper (FBN·SI)
File Sysop: Third Space
See you on the other side of the gates....muhahahahhahah
[23] Read (1-24,,?=Help) :
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· ·AREAS· ·MISC· ·INFORMATION· ·OPTIONS· ·ͻ
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· ·M·essage Menu ·V·oting Booths ·L·ist Callers ·B·BS Lists · ·
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· ·F·ile Menu ·O·nline Software ·S·ystem Bulletins ·!·Offline Mail · ·
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· ·E·-Mail Menu ·$·Time Bank ·I·nfo on System ·X·pert Toggle · ·
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· ·N·ote to SysOps ·J·oin Conference ·P·ersonal Setup ·G·oodbye · ·
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· ·C·hat w/FourWheel ·A·uto-Message ·U·ser Listing ·/G·oodbye Fast! · ·
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· ·/J·oin Multi-Node Chat · ·W·ho is Online? ·Y·our Info · ·
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[Time Left: 57]
[Node#: 1]
Selection - /G
NO CARRIER
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·······͵Conferences ··························
EZNewsEZ············································;ZNewsEZNewsEZNewsEZNewsEZ
wsEZNewsEZNewsEZNewsEZ·11-06-1993·wsEZNewsEZNewsEZNewsEZNewsEZNewsEZNewsEZNewsE
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Please use the conferences!!! Just hit (J) at the message menu to toggle
between them...if they don't get used, I will remove them and that will
reduce the variety of message bases...if you would rather not have them,
tell me so I can alter it according to what everyone wants.
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EZ News 4.0 Copr. 1992 by Brad Garner - Thule BBS (214)394-7448, 1:124/1024
In the immortal words of Danny Cronkhite #95
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Hey call the Dying Breed BBS at (817) 6*6-8983...
See you there, dude.
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You have not voted on 10 voting questions
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Flashback News Item # 2 OUT-DIAL from EighT BaLL
Date:11/22/93 Time:12:12 am Level:1 1000
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for all internation and LD callers, if you do not feel like paying for the call
or using a 950 or anything like that, and you do have internet access, telnet
to 128.249.27.153, then type 'at' enter then 'atdt9,,8550261' enter...then you
can call here for free...
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Last few callers to Meh's bbs
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· Num# · Login · User Name · Calling from · Baud ·
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· 429 · 01:05a · Justin Walton · Hurst, TX · 2400 ·
· 430 · 01:32a · Justin Walton · Hurst, TX · 2400 ·
· 431 · 01:58a · Justin Walton · Hurst, TX · 2400 ·
· 432 · 02:38a · Major Dome · Death Valley, NE · 14400 ·
· 433 · 03:02a · Blake · Watauga, TX · 2400 ·
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This Automessage was posted by:Ryu #50
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Call Forever Knight at 735-85*8. Tell em Ryu sent ya.
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[· Press
Other misc captures from some old friends · circa 1994 — DIGITAL INTERFACE · Virtual Underground CORE · rescued from the webmaster's own drive, never archived
From : DIGITAL INTERFACE Number : 129 of 129
To : ALL Date : 05/04/94 6:56pm
Subject : Virtual Underground -CORE Reference : NONE
Read : [N/A] Private : NO
Conf : 009 - Posts, Bulletins, etc.
V i r t u a l U n d e r g r o u n d
CORE World HeadQuarters
212-765-170* - 100% H/P
Read mode : (ALL) (129 +)
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Mon, 02 May 1994 20:40:55 alt.2600 Thread 142 of 836
Lines 36 Re: CrackerJack No responses
markh@vanbc.wimsey.com Mark C. Henderson at Wimsey Information Services
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Subject: Re: CrackerJack
In article <2q1f4c$ouv@crl2.crl.com>, Vince Zappa <vica@crl.com> wrote:
>Anybody direct me to a site that has Cracker Jack on it?? Archie can't
>find..or if anyone has..kindly mail..Doing some bland research on
>optimization of the brute force method..anyway..thanks
anon ftp to
ftp.wimsey.bc.ca
/pub/crypto/software/dist/US_or_Canada_only_XXXXXXXX/
Password_cracking/jack/jack14.zip
<n>=set current to n, TAB=next unread, /=search pattern, ^K)ill/select,
a)uthor search, B)ody search, c)atchup, f)ollowup, K=mark read,
|=pipe, m)ail, o=print, q)uit, r)eply mail, s)ave, t)ag, w=post
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Tue, 10 May 1994 14:25:52 alt.2600 Thread 225 of 240
Lines 12 Re: hacking irc channels No responses
signe@unix1.circ.gwu.edu Todd Palino at The George Washington University
Tommy the Tourist <nobody@soda.berkeley.edu> wrote:
>I wish to listen to invite only channels on irc. Can this be done without
>others knowing who is listening in? Any help on how to do this would be
>greatly appreciated.
Ya, it's called get an IRC server that's in the path of someone on the
channle and set the server to debug mode and watch everything going
through. Have fun trying to do it though. I'm sure Trillian will *love*
to help you.
-Signe
(XtACtiC/#phreak) AnyWAys Call 1800-2424000 its a city box's..998 is My box
and 997 also.... ummm SBD is at 997 and 955.. is open for
anyone who wants it
Contact:
Tye Dye Goods <------
Dharma Trading Co.
P.O.Box 150916
San Rafael, CA 94915
(800)542-5227
They have a complete catalog full of instuctions and all the
products you need to order, all availalbe by mailorder or dropin.
-alan
Enter bulletin # [1..6], [R]elist menu, [N]ew, [ENTER] to quit? [1]
First,
Let me tell everyone that it has been great running this BBS. Now
incase you don't know whats going on in I (The Raven) will be going
away in the beginning of June. At first I was gonna take down the BBS
cause i did'nt think anyone would be able to keep it the way that I wanted
it to be, but I've trained a few people and I believe that this BBS will
better. Now take note!
The new # for the New York Hack Exchange will be:
Node 1: 718-743-774*
Node 2: 718-PRI-VATE (only elite users will get it!)
Yepp there will be 2 nodes 1 will be for regular users and the other will
be for Elite users, there will be also alot of other things such as new
transfer areas, with sections thats we (HTH) kept private. As well as
all the files that we have but did'nt put on this system cause I've been
busy with other things. My address will be posted, when I go in.
See ya in about a year or so!
The Raven
Thu, 16 Jun 1994 11:41:40 rec.games.mud.lp Thread 29 of 58
Lines 16 PLEASE HELP ME!!!!! No responses
rojaenei@altue.usach.cl Arturo Rojas Enei. at Universidad de Santiago de Chile
PLEASE HELP!!!!
I'm a big player of the GENERIC MUD... The adress was :
matrix.mit.edu 4000
BUT IT WAS CHANGED!!! I NEED THE NEW ADRESS URGENT!!!
If someone have it please answer me... or send me an email to:
rojaenei@altue.usach.cl
PLEASE HELP ME... I REALLY NEED IT!!!
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Wed, 22 Jun 1994 12:56:44 alt.2600 Thread 256 of 354
Lines 55 Response to Mr. Lamer No responses
nobody@kaiwan.com Anonymous at University of Waterloo
s9410805@rkw-risc.cs.up.ac.za (MARAIS E MNR(9410805)) wrote:
-> hello, I am a lamer, BUT i am willing to learn (everything
-> and anything). SO PLEASE answer my questions.
Jeezus Christ, c
TELECOM Digest — Guide to Special Prefixes/Numbers · phreak appendix · Nov 1990 · recovered from the original files, never archived
Subject: TELECOM Digest Guide to Special Prefixes/Numbers
Message-ID: <14935@accuvax.nwu.edu>
Date: 24 Nov 90 22:00:00 GMT
Sender: news@accuvax.nwu.edu
Organization: TELECOM Digest
X-Telecom-Digest: Special Issue: Guide to Special Prefixes/Numbers
TELECOM Digest Sat, 24 Nov 90 16:00:00 CST Guide to Special Prefixes
Inside This Issue: Moderator: Patrick A. Townson
TELECOM Digest Guide to Special Prefixes/Numbers [David Leibold]
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From: woody <contact!djcl@uunet.uu.net>
Subject: TELECOM Digest Guide to Special Prefixes/Numbers
Date: Sat, 24 Nov 90 00:28:08 EST
TELECOM Digest Guide to Special Prefixes/Numbers
------------------------------------------------
1st edition 20 November 1990
This is a summary of various numbers and exchanges that are a
departure from the garden-variety residential or business phone
prefixes/numbers.
Basically, the following types of numbers/NXX prefixes are described:
* Announcement/ESP: These are special prefixes containing recorded pay
announcements or conference lines. 976 is the most familiar of the
prefixes. Charges may vary according to the specific number dialed,
or there may be NPAs that charge a set rate for any 976 or special
prefix number.
* ANI: When ANI numbers are dialed, a synthesised voice speaks out the
telephone number calling them.
* Ringback: when dialed, a ringback number will often get a dial tone
than cannot be "broken" by dialing. A few tests may then be
available, although this can vary from place to place:
- dialing test may be done by dialing in 1234567890; when the
sequence is complete, the tone may briefly change (or two
short, different tones may be heard) to indicate that the
dialing was received correctly.
- ringback may be triggered by dialing a '6' into the dial
tone then hanging up; after a short time, the ringback will
ring the phone and a tone is provided when answered.
- sometimes, ringback is done by flashing switch-hook upon
the unbreakable dial tone; a different tone is then heard;
the phone is then placed on-hook, then the ringback should
occur shortly.
Note that there may be some difficulty in clearing away the ringback
condition. When finished the testing, place the phone back on hook
for about 15 seconds to allow things to clear. The process may have
to be repeated, by taking the phone off-hook, then leaving it back
on-hook for several seconds.
In General ---
844 used to be reserved for time announcement purposes. However, it
seems that 844 is more likely to be a regular service exchange these
days. Another exchange (936?) used to be reserved for weather years
ago as well.
958 prefix will generally be reserved for tests, although it has been
known to be used as a regular prefix. In 809, it would represent a
normal Montego Bay, Jamaica number. In at least one area, pagers are
on the 958 prefix.
959 and 970 are other common test prefixes.
976 is reserved for toll announcement services (though it's possible
that there could be regular phone numbers assigned to 976 in some
NPAs).
Often, there may be special or test exchanges in the 55x, 57x, 95x,
97x or 99x series of prefixes, though this obviously varies according
to the telco and region involved.
200 is another frequently occurring code for tests, as in 1 200 xxx
xxxx or 1 200 xxxx or simply 200 xxxx. Again, this will depend on the
jurisdiction involved.
This listing is not as organised as it probably should have been; it
was left as raw data mainly due to time crunch on my end. If anyone's
message was missed, it could be because of net mail problems; mail
jams can happen from time to time. Please re-send any info you have if
you don't see it here, or haven't heard any acknowledgement.
Contributions and corrections are welcome at [dleibold@vm1.yorku.ca]
Thanks go to those who contributed; their names appear with their
respective contributions.
================
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 1990 04:18:00 EDT
From: Andy Jacobson <IZZYAS1@uclamvs.bitnet>
Subject: Test lines, ANI and ringback for GTE part of 213
GTE Bay Division Access Codes.
(West L.A./ Santa Monica Ca. 213 area) Note: I dont know what ACO
stands for.
CLLI Prefix Switch type ACO
BELRCAXF 471 GTD-5 790
472
476
WLANCAXH 820 EAX2 717
207
442
826
WLANCAXH 828 GTD-5 719
829
453
315
PDRYCAXF 827 1ESS 793
301
305
306
578
PDRYCAXF 821 1EAX 793
822
823
CLCYCAXG 313 GTD-5 748
390
391
397
398
PCPLCAXF 454 GTD-5 762
459
SNMNCAXG 319 1ESS 778
383
394
395
451