Timeline Featuring
Author: Cheap Shades & Knight Lightning & Taran King
Issue: 20
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==Phrack Inc.==
Volume Two, Issue 20, File 3 of 12
Phrack Inc./Metal Shop Private Timeline
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Winter 1982 - CS gets computer system (TI-99)
Summer 1983 - TK gets computer system
Fall 1983 - Andy Kutner gave TK phone numbers to local BBSes, mainframes, and
MCI/Sprint dial-ups; KL gets computer (no modem yet) and gets into
pirating
February 1984 - David Lightman 314 puts up The Dark Tower, TK becomes co-sysop
March 1984 - KL gets modem, becomes Dark Tower Co-sysop
March 1985 - CS gets modem, enters phreak/hack scene through Man-Tooth by
giving Shades first BBS list
June 1985 - 2600 Club formed on Laserbeam, local board with phreak/hack subs
July 1985 - Phone line installed, Metal Shop: The Dark Tower Phase II arises
with KL and Man-Tooth as co-sysops; Dr. Forbin/Mr. Modem helps out
through ideas on The Forbin Project plus helping by sending source
to TK after original screwed
August 1985 - Dark Tower rearises and struggles against MS for a while, but
failed and downed within 1 month; CS gets IBM XT set-up
September 1985 - "Dark Tower Phase II" dropped, making the board Metal Shop
November 17, 1985 - Phrack Inc. formed as a newsletter based around 2600 Club
December 1985 - The New 2600 Club formed; 2601 Club, etc; 2600 Club totally
dissolved; MS AE goes up
January 2, 1986 - Metal Shop becomes MSP
January 1986 - Phrack World News (Phreak World News) starts
February 1986 - Whackoland goes up; Whackoland Gazette idea started, developed
into New Tap which was going to be sponsored by MSP as well as
others; Telepub '86.
March 1986 - The Brewery becomes MSB, making the Metal Shop Triad; MSP changes
gen. pw to up security due to busts on Phoenix Phortress from
(PW was...) REQUIRED to MADHOUSE (Anthrax song)
March 26, 1986 - Master Lock vs. Phrack Inc. situation arises
April 27, 1986 - MS AE goes 40 megs
May 2, 1986 - CS visited by FBI
May 10, 1986 - Institutionalized therefore MSP downed on May 12
June 8, 1986 - Telecomputist becomes a supported product of MSP
August 1986 - Quick Shop goes up
March 1987 - Quick Shop goes down
May 1987 - CS & TK busted; MSP down forever
June 19-21, 1987 - SummerCon '87
July 21, 1987 - Summer '87 busts
July 24-26, 1987 - PartyCon '87
July 22-24, 1988 - SummerCon '88
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