Annotations¶

(2023-04-05, 2:25:29 p.m.)

“Since most BBSes only had one phone line, you didn't want to hog the line for too long or the sysop might boot you.” (Edwards, 2022, p. 1) interesting that a community that brought people together to communicate could only take one connection at a time. i guess it was the only way though

“I spent hundreds of hours that summer and fall on local BBSes with cryptic and colorful names. Chaotic Hysteria, Online's Place, The Fastlane BBS, and Baxter were a few of my favorites.” (Edwards, 2022, p. 1) power of pseudonyms online. no one knew this guy was an 11 year old kid, and thus he could be treated equally.

“Its sysop was my best friend—or so I thought.” (Edwards, 2022, p. 1) dangers of pseudonyms and online in general, people are not who they say they are

“Even before I was fully ready, I jumped the gun and began advertising my BBS phone number on other BBSes.” (Edwards, 2022, p. 1) what are the privacy implications of letting people connect to your BBS?

“My friend and his buddies played with my name and character as if it were a puppet, making fun of me and humiliating me in front of others.” (Edwards, 2022, p. 1) losing control of your digital identity

“He called in impersonating Radon one night, uploaded an EXE file, and said something like, "Here are the new menus you wanted." I trusted him and ran the file.” (Edwards, 2022, p. 1) human aspect of cybersecurity. he was easily tricked. events like these in the early days of the internet likely influenced the development of cybersecurity

“would be "Red Wolf" online, and no one would know about my young age or real name. I became a pretend 30something, a move I documented on my blog in 2005.” (Edwards, 2022, p. 1) showcasing how these events can develop cybersecurity, even in individuals. the author is now using pseudonyms to have more privacy, rather than a cool name

“Instead of resetting it, I decided to just take it offline. I held no ceremony and shed no tears; it just felt like time to hang up the ol' BBS and move on.” (Edwards, 2022, p. 1) the loss of entire communities quickly. the internet showcases another side of technologies moving quickly and becoming obsolete, specifically digital technologies.