From akuznetsov@titech.ac.jp Sun Dec 17 12:20:16 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!titech!akuznetsov From: akuznetsov@titech.ac.jp (Astrid Kuznetsov) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: The 1988 Mexican election blackout ('se cayó el sistema') and Node 04 Message-ID: <1995Dec17.122016.9634@titech.ac.jp> Date: Sun, 17 Dec 1995 12:20:16 GMT Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 Posting this from a BBS in Mexico City through an anonymous remailer. On July 6, 1988, during the Mexican presidential election, the government computers mysteriously crashed: 'se cayó el sistema'. A well-known underground rockero who had recorded the uncredited guitar solos for the Mexican LP vanished that night. The decoded line for Node 04: 'ORION BUILT A PATCH NOT A STAR.' -- Astrid Kuznetsov -- Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre "Measuring a record you own is listening, not piracy." From bsokolov@unam.mx Mon Dec 18 19:58:16 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!unam!bsokolov From: bsokolov@unam.mx (Brian Sokolov) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: The 1988 Mexican election blackout ('se cayó el sistema') and Node 04 Message-ID: <1995Dec18.195816.9037@unam.mx> Date: Mon, 18 Dec 1995 19:58:16 GMT References: <1995Dec17.122016.9634@titech.ac.jp> Organization: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) NNTP-Posting-Host: unam.mx X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1995Dec17.122016.9634@titech.ac.jp>, akuznetsov@titech.ac.jp (Astrid Kuznetsov) writes: > Posting this from a BBS in Mexico City through an anonymous remailer. > On July 6, 1988, during the Mexican presidential election, the government computers mysteriously crashed: 'se cayó el sistema'. Mexico was Node 04. Korea was Node 03. Both had government communication blackouts during major political transitions. -- Brian Sokolov | bsokolov@unam.mx PGP Key fingerprint: D9E3 EC76 EDF6 C8FB "Keep the channels open." From hdubois@rwth-aachen.de Wed Dec 20 23:08:16 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!rwth-aachen!hdubois From: hdubois@rwth-aachen.de (Hana Dubois) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: The 1988 Mexican election blackout ('se cayó el sistema') and Node 04 Message-ID: <1995Dec20.230816.7788@rwth-aachen.de> Date: Wed, 20 Dec 1995 23:08:16 GMT References: <1995Dec17.122016.9634@titech.ac.jp> Organization: RWTH Aachen Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: rwth-aachen.de X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Dec17.122016.9634@titech.ac.jp>, akuznetsov@titech.ac.jp (Astrid Kuznetsov) writes: > Posting this from a BBS in Mexico City through an anonymous remailer. The Mexican pressing of SYNTHESIS is the only one in the world with the unmuted guitar solos. They tried to confiscate all copies. -- Hana Dubois Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of RWTH Aachen Informatik. ------------------------------------------------------------ From acampbell@mit.edu Fri Dec 22 18:06:16 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!mit!acampbell From: acampbell@mit.edu (Amy Campbell) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: The 1988 Mexican election blackout ('se cayó el sistema') and Node 04 Message-ID: <1995Dec22.180616.8437@mit.edu> Date: Fri, 22 Dec 1995 18:06:16 GMT References: <1995Dec17.122016.9634@titech.ac.jp> <1995Dec18.195816.9037@unam.mx> Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology NNTP-Posting-Host: mit.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1995Dec18.195816.9037@unam.mx>, bsokolov@unam.mx (Brian Sokolov) writes: > Mexico was Node 04. Korea was Node 03. Both had government communication blackouts during major political transitions. Marcus in Mexico was a rock musician. Marcus in Korea was an architect. Marcus in Japan was a poet. Who was Marcus in the US? -- Amy Campbell Zyxel U-1496E @ 33,600 bps "Row 14. No joke." From lstewart@inria.fr Sat Dec 23 03:46:16 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!inria!lstewart From: lstewart@inria.fr (Liam Stewart) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: The 1988 Mexican election blackout ('se cayó el sistema') and Node 04 Message-ID: <1995Dec23.034616.4815@inria.fr> Date: Sat, 23 Dec 1995 03:46:16 GMT References: <1995Dec17.122016.9634@titech.ac.jp> <1995Dec18.195816.9037@unam.mx> <1995Dec22.180616.8437@mit.edu> Organization: INRIA Rocquencourt NNTP-Posting-Host: inria.fr X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 In article <1995Dec22.180616.8437@mit.edu>, acampbell@mit.edu (Amy Campbell) writes: > Marcus in Mexico was a rock musician. Marcus in Korea was an architect. Marcus in Japan was a poet. Who was Marcus in the US? Mexico was Node 04. Korea was Node 03. Both had government communication blackouts during major political transitions. My 14.4k connection dropped twice trying to fetch this thread. Keep articles concise! -- Liam Stewart "Hold for relay." 486DX4/100 (FreeBSD 2.0.5) / FreeBSD 2.1