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<HTML> <TITLE>T E X T F I L E S</TITLE> <BODY BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#00FF00" LINK="#00FF00" ALINK="#00AA00" VLINK="#00AA00"> <H1>Apple II: The Apple II Piracy Lore</H1> <P> The Apple II is likely the first of the home computers to go from merely experiencing software piracy to being a place of pirate "Culture". Groups, alliances and lore begin rising up in the early 1980's, and continue throughout the decade. In the introduction screens of cracked Apple II games, groups list their memberships and declare pride for their work. Pirates jump through different groups, backstab, and generally exhibit the natural competitiveness of young computer users. As the pirates communicate through BBSes, they share messages, jibes, and "rag files" that attempt to decimate other, more inferior (in their opinion) groups. <P> Collected here are pieces of these legends and battles. It would be in the best interest of all involved to not believe anything said in them, although no doubt grains of truth run through them all. This is as good as it gets. <P> <TABLE WIDTH=100%> <TD BGCOLOR=#00FF00><FONT COLOR=#000000><B>Filename</B><BR></FONT></TD> <TD BGCOLOR=#00DD00><FONT COLOR=#000000><B>Size</B><BR></FONT></TD> <TD BGCOLOR=#00AA00><FONT COLOR=#000000><B>Description of the Textfile</B><BR></TD></TR> <tab indent=60 id=T><br> <TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="alienmind.txt">alienmind.txt</A> <tab to=T><TD> 3982<BR><TD> Announcement of the Release of Alien Mind by The Talisman (Rob) of First Class (April 18, 1988) <TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="applemaf.txt">applemaf.txt</A> <tab to=T><TD> 22452<BR><TD> The Apple Mafia Story, as Told to Red Ghost <TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="blacknight_necro.txt">blacknight_necro.txt</A> <tab to=T><TD> 3465<BR><TD> The Necromancer and Blacknight chat on The Double Bogus <TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="bye.mnlghtng">bye.mnlghtng</A> <tab to=T><TD> 42586<BR><TD> The Blue Adept logs into The Moonlighting BBS's Last Day Online (May 12, 1989) <TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="ctc_msg.txt">ctc_msg.txt</A> <tab to=T><TD> 536<BR><TD> Announcement of Membership in the CtC by The Dee Jay (July 26, 1988) <TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="curse_history.txt">curse_history.txt</A> <tab to=T><TD> 14519<BR><TD> The History of The Curse BBS by The Incognito (1988) <TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="db_log.txt">db_log.txt</A> <tab to=T><TD> 1137<BR><TD> BBS AD: The Double Bogey BBS <TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="deathstar_death.txt">deathstar_death.txt</A> <tab to=T><TD> 1596<BR><TD> The Necromancer Announces the End of The Deathstar BBS (January 31, 1990) <TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="deathstar_list.txt">deathstar_list.txt</A> <tab to=T><TD> 10910<BR><TD> The Deathstar Userlist as of 12/25/89, 35 days before it went down for good (December 25, 1989) <TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="dg_add.txt">dg_add.txt</A> <tab to=T><TD> 3517<BR><TD> Writings about The Digital Gang, from Touch Tone (Apologies, Rags) <TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="digital_gang2.txt">digital_gang2.txt</A> <tab to=T><TD> 16798<BR><TD> The Digital Gang: Rag File #2 by Lord Sauron of The Bunnymen and TOuch Tone of First Class (1986) <TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="digital_gang3.txt">digital_gang3.txt</A> <tab to=T><TD> 16203<BR><TD> The Digital Gang Rag File #1 by The Cookie Monster (July 13, 1986) <TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="dm_bad.txt">dm_bad.txt</A> <tab to=T><TD> 2178<BR><TD> Some Clarifications about Dungeon Master Bad Cracks by The Mercenary (February 12, 1989) <TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="ds_vas.txt">ds_vas.txt</A> <tab to=T><TD> 1683<BR><TD> Some Rip Sessions: The Vassal, from The Deathstar BBS (August, 1989) <TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="dsafter.txt">dsafter.txt</A> <tab to=T><TD> 7237<BR><TD> MESSAGES: Bagging on The Blue Adept, from The Deathstar BBS (June 28, 1989) <TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="dsbadkra.txt">dsbadkra.txt</A> <tab to=T><TD> 4779<BR><TD> MESSAGES: Ripping on Blue Adept, from The Deathstar BBS (November, 1988) <TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="dsbfist.txt">dsbfist.txt</A> <tab to=T><TD> 513<BR><TD> MESSAGES: Brian Fist Returns, from The Deathstar BBS (January, 1989) <TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="dsdungma.txt">dsdungma.txt</A> <tab to=T><TD> 1015<BR><TD> MESSAGES: A Blue Adept Wet Dream, from The Deathstar BBS (February, 1989) <TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="dsmailpu.txt">dsmailpu.txt</A> <tab to=T><TD> 908<BR><TD> MESSAGES: Mail to The Pusher from Blue Adept, from The Deathstar BBS (January, 1989) <TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="dsneurom.txt">dsneurom.txt</A> <tab to=T><TD> 7813<BR><TD> MESSAGES: USAlliance releases of Times of Lore & Neuromancer from Deathstar BBS (November, 1988) <TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="dsthebus.txt">dsthebus.txt</A> <tab to=T><TD> 624<BR><TD> MESSAGES: Blue Adept Busted, from The Deathstar (August, 1988) <TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="dstruth1.txt">dstruth1.txt</A> <tab to=T><TD> 6542<BR><TD> MESSAGES: The Truth About Blue Adept (January, 1989) <TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="dstruth2.txt">dstruth2.txt</A> <tab to=T><TD> 2061<BR><TD> MESSAGES: The Truth about USAlliance from The Vassal (June, 1989) <TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="ethereal.txt">ethereal.txt</A> <tab to=T><TD> 6696<BR><TD> Ethereal Exclusive User List (February 1, 1990) <TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="grouprev.txt">grouprev.txt</A> <tab to=T><TD> 4118<BR><TD> A Prosthetic Penises Production File #2: "Group Revue" by The Pusher <TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="groups.txt">groups.txt</A> <tab to=T><TD> 11264<BR><TD> First Draft of List of Apple II Pirate Groups (1989) <TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="hstlist.txt">hstlist.txt</A> <tab to=T><TD> 15200<BR><TD> The Complete 9600 BPS Apple II/IIgs List Version 2.04 by Lucky (December, 1988) <TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="last_ninja.txt">last_ninja.txt</A> <tab to=T><TD> 650<BR><TD> MESSAGES: Fucking Around at Mind Bender's House from Apple Tree IIgs (December 9, 1988) <TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="ldigital.txt">ldigital.txt</A> <tab to=T><TD> 26372<BR><TD> The Best Laid Plans of Pirates and Phreaks by RBOC Agent 003 (November 23, 1987) <TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="madrag.txt">madrag.txt</A> <tab to=T><TD> 49267<BR><TD> The Blue Adept Saga on The Midnight Apple Dump (MAD) (1988) <TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="manifest.txt">manifest.txt</A> <tab to=T><TD> 16660<BR><TD> The Pirate's Manifesto for 1994 (May 22, 1994) <TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="martpt1.txt">martpt1.txt</A> <tab to=T><TD> 12550<BR><TD> The Tales of the Unknown Elite and The Martyr, as told by The Triton of Digital Gang <TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="martpt2.txt">martpt2.txt</A> <tab to=T><TD> 11900<BR><TD> The Tales of the Unknown Elite and The Martyr as told by The Martyr "The Truth) <TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="martray1.txt">martray1.txt</A> <tab to=T><TD> 38564<BR><TD> The Ray's GS Line Episode: "Bagging on the Martyr" (1987) <TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="martray2.txt">martray2.txt</A> <tab to=T><TD> 17509<BR><TD> The Ray's GS Line Episode: "Bagging on the Martyr" (1988) (Part 2) <TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="monitor.txt">monitor.txt</A> <tab to=T><TD> 2948<BR><TD> The Dethstar's 2500 Modem, from The Monitor BBS (1989) <TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="ne1a.txt">ne1a.txt</A> <tab to=T><TD> 5710<BR><TD> The National Enlightener Volume 1: The Elite Commandments from Elite News Weekly <TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="ne2a.txt">ne2a.txt</A> <tab to=T><TD> 8001<BR><TD> The National Enlightener Volume 2: Mega-Elite Interviews <TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="ne2b.txt">ne2b.txt</A> <tab to=T><TD> 3251<BR><TD> The National Enlightener Volume 2b: To Be Elite <TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="ne3a.txt">ne3a.txt</A> <tab to=T><TD> 42037<BR><TD> The National Enlightener Volume 3: Rags of the Elites! <TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="ne3b.txt">ne3b.txt</A> <tab to=T><TD> 43940<BR><TD> The National Enlightener Volume 3b: Rags of the Elites! <TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="ne3c.txt">ne3c.txt</A> <tab to=T><TD> 19524<BR><TD> The National Enlightener Volume 3: Rags of the Elites! <TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="necrobog.txt">necrobog.txt</A> <tab to=T><TD> 454<BR><TD> A Gift from the Necromancer, from The Deathstar BBS (February 10, 1989) <TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="necroc96.txt">necroc96.txt</A> <tab to=T><TD> 1897<BR><TD> The Necromancer Joins Club 96 from The Deathstar (February 15, 1989) <TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="phsaveas.txt">phsaveas.txt</A> <tab to=T><TD> 2756<BR><TD> MESSAGES: Blue Adept Trying to Save His Ass from The Pirate's Hold (April 25, 1989) <TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="rbfist.txt">rbfist.txt</A> <tab to=T><TD> 23178<BR><TD> The Ray's GS Episode "Bagging on The Martyr" - Conclusion and Messages (1988) <TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="rcrasher.txt">rcrasher.txt</A> <tab to=T><TD> 1868<BR><TD> Ultra Unboot Dox from Sorcerer's Apprentice (January 19, 1988) <TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="rpirates.txt">rpirates.txt</A> <tab to=T><TD> 2286<BR><TD> Some Attacks on Local Pirates <TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="rsamail.txt">rsamail.txt</A> <tab to=T><TD> 3733<BR><TD> MESSAGES: Mail to The Necromancer from Blue Adept from Red-Sector-A BBS (1988) <TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="runkelit.txt">runkelit.txt</A> <tab to=T><TD> 8864<BR><TD> A Collection of Rag Files <TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="sservice.txt">sservice.txt</A> <tab to=T><TD> 15341<BR><TD> "My Day With The Secret Service" - by Incognito <TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="usaboard.txt">usaboard.txt</A> <tab to=T><TD> 27529<BR><TD> MESSAGES: USAlliance Board on The Curse BBS </TABLE><P><TABLE WIDTH=100%><TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT><SMALL>There are 52 files for a total of 597,121 bytes.</SMALL></TABLE>