From knakamura@delphi.com Wed Feb 16 05:28:14 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!delphi!knakamura From: knakamura@delphi.com (Karen Nakamura) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: [FLAME] The 1988 Mexican election blackout ('se cayó el sistema') and Node 04 Message-ID: <1994Feb16.052814.8397@delphi.com> Date: Wed, 16 Feb 1994 05:28:14 GMT Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 Posting this from a BBS in Mexico City through an anonymous remailer. At that exact same hour, the pirate FM broadcast relay in Coyoacán that had been re-transmitting Nova's songs went silent. On July 6, 1988, during the Mexican presidential election, the government computers mysteriously crashed: 'se cayó el sistema'. What did the Mexican regional master contain that terrified the authorities? -- Karen Nakamura Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From krobertson@kiae.su Thu Feb 17 23:57:14 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!kiae!krobertson From: krobertson@kiae.su (Kenji Robertson) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: [FLAME] The 1988 Mexican election blackout ('se cayó el sistema') and Node 04 Message-ID: <1994Feb17.235714.3856@kiae.su> Date: Thu, 17 Feb 1994 23:57:14 GMT References: <1994Feb16.052814.8397@delphi.com> Organization: Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow NNTP-Posting-Host: kiae.su X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1994Feb16.052814.8397@delphi.com>, knakamura@delphi.com (Karen Nakamura) writes: > Posting this from a BBS in Mexico City through an anonymous remailer. > At that exact same hour, the pirate FM broadcast relay in Coyoacán that had been re-transmitting Nova's songs went silent. 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? -- Kenji Robertson | krobertson@kiae.su PGP Key fingerprint: 2A57 8980 1CA3 A05C "Keep the channels open." From bivanov@unam.mx Fri Feb 18 01:25:14 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!unam!bivanov From: bivanov@unam.mx (Bill Ivanov) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: [FLAME] The 1988 Mexican election blackout ('se cayó el sistema') and Node 04 Message-ID: <1994Feb18.012514.6801@unam.mx> Date: Fri, 18 Feb 1994 01:25:14 GMT References: <1994Feb16.052814.8397@delphi.com> Organization: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) NNTP-Posting-Host: unam.mx X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 12 In article <1994Feb16.052814.8397@delphi.com>, knakamura@delphi.com (Karen Nakamura) writes: > Posting this from a BBS in Mexico City through an anonymous remailer. > At that exact same hour, the pirate FM broadcast relay in Coyoacán that had been re-transmitting Nova's songs went silent. The Mexican pressing of SYNTHESIS is the only one in the world with the unmuted guitar solos. They tried to confiscate all copies. Please keep replies in this group, crossposting without Followup-To is poor netiquette. -- Bill Ivanov | bivanov@unam.mx PGP Key fingerprint: 83F6 4BDD C6FE 70A2 "Keep the channels open." From ssuzuki@pipeline.com Sat Feb 19 13:25:14 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!pipeline!ssuzuki From: ssuzuki@pipeline.com (Steve Suzuki) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: [FLAME] The 1988 Mexican election blackout ('se cayó el sistema') and Node 04 Message-ID: <1994Feb19.132514.9910@pipeline.com> Date: Sat, 19 Feb 1994 13:25:14 GMT References: <1994Feb16.052814.8397@delphi.com> <1994Feb18.012514.6801@unam.mx> Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1994Feb18.012514.6801@unam.mx>, bivanov@unam.mx (Bill Ivanov) writes: > The Mexican pressing of SYNTHESIS is the only one in the world with the unmuted guitar solos. They tried to confiscate all copies. 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? -- Steve Suzuki SupraFAXModem 28.8 @ 19,200 bps "Row 14. No joke." From shughes@ox.ac.uk Sun Feb 20 08:58:14 1994 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!ox!shughes From: shughes@ox.ac.uk (Steve Hughes) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: [FLAME] The 1988 Mexican election blackout ('se cayó el sistema') and Node 04 Message-ID: <1994Feb20.085814.6415@ox.ac.uk> Date: Sun, 20 Feb 1994 08:58:14 GMT References: <1994Feb16.052814.8397@delphi.com> <1994Feb18.012514.6801@unam.mx> <1994Feb19.132514.9910@pipeline.com> Organization: Oxford University Computing Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: ox.ac.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1994Feb19.132514.9910@pipeline.com>, ssuzuki@pipeline.com (Steve Suzuki) 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? My cousin still has a cassette taped off the air that night. Right before the station cut out, there was a high-pitched carrier squeal. -- Steve Hughes *PLONK* filter active for trolls. 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