Tag Archives: Ancient History

Zer0net’s Big Two-Oh!

In celebration of its 20th birthday this August, I wanted to write about some of the largely untold history of Zer0net. Prehistory Most of my direct exposure to echomail networks came from the few networks the local PD boards in my area carried, including Fidonet itself. Beyond that, most of what I knew about them… Read More »

About Me

“What in the hell is a JACKPHLA?” Good question. First, it’s JACKPHLASH. See the clever thing I did with the .SH domain name there? 🙂 Jack Phlash is the pseudonym (we most often called them “handles” like we were driving big rigs or something) that I’ve used in the computer underground scene from the mid… Read More »