From pbrennan@cern.ch Mon May 27 16:43:46 1996
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From: pbrennan@cern.ch (Pavel Brennan)
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Subject: Data: The 1988 Mexican election blackout ('se cayó el sistema') and Node 04
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Date: Mon, 27 May 1996 16:43:46 GMT
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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'.
At that exact same hour, the pirate FM broadcast relay in Coyoacán that had been re-transmitting Nova's songs went silent.

What did the Mexican regional master contain that terrified the authorities?

-- 
=== Pavel Brennan ===
Dept of Electrical Engineering, European Laboratory for Particle Physics, Geneva
"The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?"

From jlindqvist@mindspring.com Wed May 29 09:00:46 1996
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From: jlindqvist@mindspring.com (Jens Lindqvist)
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Subject: Re: Data: The 1988 Mexican election blackout ('se cayó el sistema') and Node 04
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In article <1996May27.164346.4615@cern.ch>, pbrennan@cern.ch (Pavel Brennan) writes:
> Posting this from a BBS in Mexico City through an anonymous remailer.

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.

-- 
Jens Lindqvist -- MindSpring Enterprises
"Marcus is not one man."

From gsokolov@inria.fr Fri May 31 04:04:46 1996
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From: gsokolov@inria.fr (Graham Sokolov)
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Subject: Re: Data: The 1988 Mexican election blackout ('se cayó el sistema') and Node 04
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Date: Fri, 31 May 1996 04:04:46 GMT
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In article <1996May27.164346.4615@cern.ch>, pbrennan@cern.ch (Pavel Brennan) 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'.

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?

-- 
Graham Sokolov
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