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It was natural that groups of close friends, working together to write textfiles
on whatever subjects they considered their own, would start considering
themselves a sort of rock and roll band, or maybe a gang. To this end, Textfile
"Groups" starting making appearances early in the 1980's, and of course it's
gotten completely out of hand.
Some groups had members that never actually met each other; they did all their
work online and might be many many miles apart, or even in different countries.
Some groups were open to anyone who wanted to be a member, and some were finite
and refused to expand or contract. And then there's the cDc.
The Banana Republic BBS Collection (From New Zealand)
The Cult of the Dead Cow Library
Neon Knights and Metal Communications
Octothorpe Productions, the official Works BBS Group
Phreaks, Hackers and Anarchists Instigating Turmoil
The Works of the Video Vindicator