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<H1>BBS Textfiles: The Mindvox Collection</H1>
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In 1992, Patrick Kroupa (Lord Digital of the Legion of Doom) released a document called
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"Voices in My Head", which announced to the world the forming of a new BBS/ISP called
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"Mindvox". In this document (reprinted below), Kroupa created a mind-blowing narrative
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of his own journey from the dawning days of BBSes to the present, discussing not only
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his own personal experiences, but the conclusions and ideas he had come up with for
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how to improve the world online and offline. What had begun as a simple "we're open"
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seemed to encompass many of the issues and ideas of an online generation.
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As befitting its tribute to the BBS days of old, the file was quickly passed through
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a multitude of internet and dial-up sites, showing up in file directories the country
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over. It was even reprinted in a number of publications, including Wired. Through
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this spreading word, the New York City-located MindVox (also known as Phantom Access
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Technologies) began to bring on users and grow in size. The peak user base was about
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three thousand people, considered by some to be the cream of the online crop:
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old-school hackers, writers, artists, law enforcement agents, and a cross-section of
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New Yorkers using Mindvox to get on the Internet and get their e-mail at mindvox.com.
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The MindVox BBS closed its doors in July of 1996, a victim of a number of forces,
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including the encroachment of huge-scale players like MCI, Mindspring and AT&T into
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their market. But while MindVox itself had shut down, the mystique around the BBS
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never went away. Users (and non-users) continue to remember the name and the
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high-quality online experience it hinted at and often delivered.
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This section is a collection of various-era MindVox documents, including Frequently
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Asked Questions Lists, menu captures, and sections of message bases. Together, they
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give a small glimpse into the unique world that was MindVox.
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All materials are (C) Copyright 1991-2001, MindVox, Inc. and are posted on textfiles.com
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with their permission. Please contact MindVox if you wish to duplicate them.
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<TABLE WIDTH=100%>
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<TD BGCOLOR=#00FF00><FONT COLOR=#000000><B>Filename</B><BR></FONT></TD>
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<TD BGCOLOR=#00DD00><FONT COLOR=#000000><B>Size</B><BR></FONT></TD>
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<TD BGCOLOR=#00AA00><FONT COLOR=#000000><B>Description of the Textfile</B><BR></TD></TR>
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<tab indent=60 id=T><br>
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<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD VALIGN=TOP><B><A HREF="MINDVOX/DOCUMENTS.html">DOCUMENTS</A></B><TAB TO=T><TD WIDTH=20></TD><TD><B>Mindvox System Documents (Information Files)</B></TD></TR>
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<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD VALIGN=TOP><B><A HREF="MINDVOX/FAQ.html">FAQ</A></B><TAB TO=T><TD WIDTH=20></TD><TD><B>Mindvox Frequently Asked Questions Files</B></TD></TR>
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<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD VALIGN=TOP><B><A HREF="MINDVOX/FORUMS.html">FORUMS</A></B><TAB TO=T><TD WIDTH=20></TD><TD><B>Captures of MindVox Public Sub-Boards, 1993</B></TD></TR>
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<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD VALIGN=TOP><B><A HREF="MINDVOX/MANUAL.html">MANUAL</A></B><TAB TO=T><TD WIDTH=20></TD><TD><B>First Draft of an Unfinished Mindvox Manual by Patrick Kroupa</B></TD></TR>
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<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD VALIGN=TOP><B><A HREF="MINDVOX/MENUS.html">MENUS</A></B><TAB TO=T><TD WIDTH=20></TD><TD><B>Mindvox System Menus for Users and Administrators</B></TD></TR>
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<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD VALIGN=TOP><B><A HREF="MINDVOX/UNSEEN.html">UNSEEN</A></B><TAB TO=T><TD WIDTH=20></TD><TD><B>Logs of Mindvox from Unseen (1993)</B></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD> </TD></TR>
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<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="MINDVOX/intro">intro</A> <tab to=T><TD> 6477<BR><TD> An Introduction to the Thoughtscape of Mindvox
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<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="MINDVOX/main">main</A> <tab to=T><TD> 159<BR><TD> Mindvox ASCII Logo
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<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="MINDVOX/mindvox.words.txt">mindvox.words.txt</A> <tab to=T><TD> 28712<BR><TD> The Mindvox "Words" Collection: The Prompt Easter Eggs Listing
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<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="MINDVOX/thecredits.txt">thecredits.txt</A> <tab to=T><TD> 5735<BR><TD> The MindVox Credits List: Contributors and Sources for the MindVox BBS
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<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="MINDVOX/voices.txt">voices.txt</A> <tab to=T><TD> 66115<BR><TD> Voices In My Head: MindVox: The Overture by Patrick Karel Kroupa (Lord Digital) (1992)
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<TR VALIGN=TOP><TD ALIGN=TOP><A HREF="MINDVOX/voxbanner">voxbanner</A> <tab to=T><TD> 808<BR><TD> MindVox ASCII Banner (1997)
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</TABLE><P><TABLE WIDTH=100%><TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT><SMALL>There are 6 files for a total of 108,006 bytes.</SMALL><TR><TD ALIGN=RIGHT><SMALL>There are 6 directories.</SMALL></TABLE> |