Old Man of the Web

Necromancer of SyberPhreak the TechnoShaman

Large Paleo Rock Art Photo

Keeper of Bear the Grizzly, Wizard

In the beginning there were Babbage and Lovelace who begot Plans.

Plans grew and developed through the ages until there appeared, just 
inland of the western sea, PC, most favored son of Plans.  PC experienced
the most rapid growth of all things.  But alas, PC was alone.  
PC grew to many, but stood alone.  So alone.
Not even GUI the Great Interface could bring them together.

There came to pass in the days of Uncle Sam of the Big Bucks, 
in the land of plenty, a vision.  A vision of war chiefs and chemical
wizards working together in order to produce a much stronger control 
over the peoples of all the lands.  Having seen the rapid growth of
PC, Uncle Sam of the Big Bucks decreed that all war cheifs and chemical 
wizards should work together so that their power and number could multiply
much more rapidly.

And there went forth from the land such a cry that Uncle Sam of the Big 
Bucks had to spread the green all over the war chiefs and chemical wizards 
to the end of linking their lonely PCs.

Thus the NET was first seen upon the face of the earth

ARPAnet was set loose upon the land.

Unbeknown to Uncle Sam of the Big Bucks there were at this same time, 
growing in the land of plenty, greater wizards than the chemical wizards.
Their good deeds produced BBS and MIRC.  These wizards, bred of the 
screen and multi-channels, instant access and multi-sensory environments
lay in the homes of the huddled masses gathering their spells unto 
themselves.  A subgroup of the new wizards called the Phreaks
entered into waters of discontent to by pass the spreading of the green.
This subgroup is seldom heard of today.

For as the net grew so did the new wizards.  One of their number, 
Tim of the Berners-Lee rose to take a leadership position among the 
new wizards and in so doing produced WWW, URL, HTTP, and HTML.  
All new and wondrous marvels never seen before.  The new wizards
embraced this magic as that which could link them unto one another
and so increase their power and number.

As all now know Uncle Sam of the Big Bucks tried for the next eon to 
curtail the growth of the net and to limit the power of the new wizards.
Despite his efforts the beast that had been loosened upon the land could
not be curtailed.  There are some rumors among the tribe of "Those Who 
Know" that the Phreaks are the ones who kept the net alive durning its 
younger years and through the battering of Uncle Sam of the Big Bucks 
in his attempts to limit its power.

Take a look at the slide show-- it is my first animated gif! There will be more to come!

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