\f0\b0\i0\outl0\shad0\fs18 \cf0 \expan0 \ul0 \u8226?BBS LINGO\u8226?\line \line ADN \line \line Any day now\line AFAIK \line \line As Far As I Know\line AWGTHTGTTA? Are We Going To Have To Go\line \line \line \line \line \line \line \line \line \line \line \line \line Through This Again?\line BBS Bulletin Board System\line BTW By The Way\line CU See You\line CUL See You Later\line DIIK Damned if I know\line FITB Fill In The Blank....\line FWIW For What It's Worth\line FYBITS F\u8230? You, Buddy, I'm The Sysop\line FYI For Your Information\line GD&R Grinning, ducking & running \line GROK As in "I GROK" means thorough\line \line \line \line \line \line \line \line \line understanding. From R.A. Heinlin)\line GIWIST Gee I Wish I'd Said That\line IC I See\line IMHO In My Humble Opinion\line IMNSHO In My Not So Humble Opinion\line IOW In Other Words\line JSNM Just Stark Naked Magic\line L8R Later\line LAB&TYD Life's A Bitch & Then You Die.\line LOL Laughing Out Loud\line OIC Oh, I See\line OTOH On The Other Hand\line PFM Pure F\u8230?ing Magic\line PITA Pain In The Arse\line POV Point Of View\line ROTFL Rolling On The Floor Laughing\line RSN Real Soon Now\line RTM Read The Manual\line SYSOP System Operator\line TANJ There Ain't No Justice\line TANSTAAFL There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch\line TPTB The Powers That Be\line TTBOMK To The Best Of My Knowledge\line TTFN Ta Ta For Now\line TTUL Talk To You Later\line WYSIWYG Whats you see is whats you'se gets.\line \line :-) Smiling, happy face; don't take me too seriously\line B-) Above, but poster wears glasses or sunglasses\line 8-) Same as previous; also used to denote wide-eyed look\line #:-) :-) done by someone with sort of matted hair\line :-( Sad or angry face\line @= Flame about nuclear war, power or weapons follows\line ;-) Winking happy face (something said tongue-in-cheek)\line :-P Tongue stuck out\line :-b Same as previous\line :-D Wider happy face (or mouth open too much)\line :-o "Oh, nooooooo!" (a la Mr. Bill)\line #:-o Same as previous\line (:-) Messages dealing with bicycle helmets\line <:-) Dumb questions\line oo "Somebody's head-lights are on" messages\line O>-<|= Messages of interest to women\line ;-) Wink ( take this message with a grain of salt)\line |-( Late night messages\line :^) Messages teasing people about their noses\line :-{#} Messages teasing people about their braces\line (:-# Something that shouldn't have been said...\line (:-$ Message indicating person is ill...\line (:-& Message indicating person is angry...\line (:-* Kiss...\line (:-( Message indicating person is VERY sad...\line (:^( Message concerning people with broken noses\line (:<) Message concerning blabber mouths\line :-(=) Message about people with big teeth.\line &:-) Message from a person with curly hair\line @:-) Message from a person with wavy hair\line ?-( Message about people with a black eye.\line *:* Message about fuzzy things\line *:** Message about fuzzy people with a fuzzy mustache\line %-) Message about people with broken glasses\line +<:-| Message from a monk/nun...\line {0-) Message from cyclops...\line (:-D Message concerning another blabber mouth...\line (:-|K- Formal message.\line B-) Message from Batman !!!\line ...---... S.O.S.\line @%&$%& You know what that means...\line ||*( Handshake offered\line ||*) Handshake accepted\line <&&> Message concerning rubber chickens\line >< >< Message about/to someone wearing argyle socks\line 2B|^2B Message about Shakespeare\line (-_-) Secret smile\line <{:-)} Message in a bottle...\line <:-)<<| Message from a space rocket...\line (:-... Heart-breaking message...\line <<<<(:-) Message from a hat sales-man...\line (O--< A fishy message...\line (8-) Message from a four-eye...\line (:>-< Message from a thief: hands up!\line <I==I) A message on four wheels\line :^{ User wears a mustache.\line { User is Alfred Hitchcock.\line @>--->---- A rose.\line \u8226? \line \line \line \line \line \line \line \line \line \line \line \u8226?\u8226? \line \line \line \line \line \line \line \line \line \line \line \u8226?\u8226? \line \line \line \line \line \line \line \line \line \line \line \line ARQ -Automatic Repeat Request. A general term\line for error control protocols featuring hardware \line detection and retransmission of defective data.\line \line ASCII - American Standard Code for Information\line Exchange. A 7-bit binary code representation of\line letters, numbers and special characters.\line \line Asynchronous - Data transmission in which the\line actual data is preceded by a start bit and followed\line by a stop bit since the time between transmitted\line characters varies.\line \line Auto Answer - The modem feature which enables\line detection of a ring and answering without assistance\line from a program.\line \line Baud Rate - The number of discrete signal events\line per second occurring on a communications channel.\line It is often referred to as Bits per second (BPS)\line which is technically inaccurate.\line \line BBS - Bulletin Board System.\line \line Bit - Binary Digit. A single basic computer signal\line consisting of a value of 0 or 1, off or on.\line \line Buffer - A memory area used for temporary storage\line during input/output operations.\line \line Bulletin Board System - A host system, into which\line callers may dial with their modems to read and send\line electronic mail, uploadand download files, and chat \line online with other callers.\line \line Byte -A group of Bits acted upon as a group, which\line may have a readable ASCII value as a letter or number\line or some other coded meaning to the computer. It is\line commonly used to refer to 8-bit groups.\line 1kilobyte = 1,024 bytes; 64K = 65,536 bytes or characters.\line \line Carrier -A continuous frequency capable of being either\line modulated or impressed with another information-carrying\line signal. Carriers are generated and maintained by modems\line via the transmission lines of the telephone companies.\line \line Conference -An area of public messages on a Bulletin Board\line System, usually with a particular topic and, often, a\line conference host or moderator to guide the discussion. \line Also called Folder, SIG (for"Special Interest Group") or Echo.\line \line CCITT - A French acronym for the International Telephone\line and Telegraph Consultative Committee. This international\line organization defines the standards for telephone equipment\line such as the Bell 212A standard for 1200 baud, CCITT V.22\line for 2400 baud and CCITT V.32\line for 9600 baud.\line \line CPS - Characters Per Second. A transfer rate estimated\line from the bit rate and length of each character. If each \line character is 8 bits long and includes a start and stop bit for\line Asynchronoustransmission, each character needs 10 bits\line to be sent. At 2400 baud it is transmitted at approximately\line 240 CPS.\line \line CRC - Cyclical Redundancy Check. An error-detection technique\line consisting of a cyclic algorithm performed on each "block" of\line data at the sending and receiving end of the transmission. As\line each block is received, the CRC value is checked against the CRC\line value sent along with the block.\line \line Download -\line Receiving a file from a Bulletin Board System, using a terminal\line program (for example QModem) and a transfer protocol.\line \line DTE - Data Terminal Equipment. The device that is the originator\line or destination of the data sent by a modem.\line \line DTR - Data Terminal Ready. A signal generated by most modems \line indicating a connection between the DTE (computer) and the modem.\line \line Data Compression Protocols - Compression of data by the modem\line allows more information to be transferred in a shorter time frame.\line Protocols for data compression include CCITT V.42bis and MNP 5.\line \line Data Transmission Protocols - These are standards for modulation\line and transmission of data at various speeds.\line \line Echomail - Public Message Conferences on a Bulletin Board System\line which are shared and distributed among other Bulletin Boards as\line part of an Echomail Network.\line \line Expanded Memory - Extra memory (above 640k).\line \line Flow Control - A mechanism that compensates for differences in\line the flow of data to and output from a modem or computer. \line Either hardware or software can be used for this control to\line prevent data loss.\line \line Error Control Protocols - These are various modem-based \line techniques which check the reliability of characters or blocks\line of data at a hardware level.\line \line Freeware - Computer software which may be distributed \line on Bulletin Board Systems, and for which the author requests \line no license fee or registration fee.\line \line Full Duplex - Signal flow in both directions at the same time. \line It is sometimes used to refer to the suppression of online \line LOCAL ECHO and allowing the remote system to provide a \line REMOTE ECHO.\line \line Half Duplex - Signal flow in both directions, but only one \line way at a time. It is sometimes used to refer to activation \line of LOCAL ECHO which causes a copy of sent data to be \line displayed on the sending display.\line \line Host System - Another name for a Bulletin Board System (BBS)\line \line Local Area Network (LAN) - A group of computers joined with \line cables and software, allowing hard disks and other devices to \line be shared.\line \line Mail Door - A subsection of a Bulletin Board System which creates\line .QWK mail packets.\line \line MNP - Microcom Networking Protocol. A set of hardware error \line protection protocols (MNP levels 1 - 4) and data compression \line techniques (MNPlevel 5) developed by Microcom.\line \line Netmail - Private electronic mail which is transmitted by \line a user calling one Bulletin Board System to another user \line calling a different Bulletin Board System.\line \line NRAM - Nonvolatile Random Access memory. A user-programmable\line memory chip whose data is retained when power to the chip is \line turned off. NRAM is used in many modems to store default settings.\line \line ON/OFF Hook - A descriptive term referring to manually lifting a \line telephone receiver (taking it OFF Hook) and replacing it (going ON Hook).\line OFF Hook produces a busy signal on the phone line.\line \line Packer - A program to compress multiple files into a single file, \line such as PKZIP, ARC or LHARC\line \line Packet - A mail packet (with a .QWK extension) from a host system\line \line Parity -An error detection method used in both communications and\line computer memory checking to determine character validity.\line \line Protocol - A system of rules and procedures governing communications\line between two devices. File transfer protocols in your communications\line program refer to a set of rules governing how error checking will\line be performed on blocks of data.\line \line Public Domain - Computer software on which no copyright exists\line (usually by a specific statement to that effect by the author), and\line which may be freely used and distributed.\line \line Remote Echo -A copy of the data being received is returned to the \line sending system for display on the screen.\line \line Shareware - Computer software which is distributed on the \line "Honor System", which may be freely copied and distributed, \line but for which a registration fee or payment is required for \line continued use beyond an initial evaluation period.\line \line SysOp - The SYStem OPerator of a Bulletin Board System. \line The person responsible for setting up and maintaining the BBS.\line \line Thread - A group of BBS messages and replies linked and sorted by \line topic.\line \line Unpacker - A program to uncompress a file from a Packer\line \line Upload - To transfer a file from your computer to another computer, \line using your terminal program (for example Qmodem) and a transfer\line protocol (for example Zmodem)\line \line V.21 - CCITT standard for modem communications at 300bps. \line \line V.22 - CCITT standard for modem communications at 1200bps.\line \line V.22 bis - CCITT standard for modem communications at 2400bps.\line \line V.23 - CCITT standard for modem communications at 1200bps \line with a 75bps back channel. It is used in the United Kingdom.\line \line V.32 - CCITT standard for modem communications at 4800 and \line 9600bps. It includes automatic fallback to 4800.\line \line V.32 bis - CCITT standard for modem communications at 14400bps\line withautomatic fallback to 12000, 9600, 7200 and 4800bps. As line\line quality improves communications speed can also be increased to\line the next higher rate.\line \line V.42 - CCITT standard for modem communications that defines \line negotiation for LAPM error control. V.42 also includes support for \line MNP error correction protocol levels 1 - 4.\line \line V.42 bis - CCITT extension of V.42 that adds data compression to the \line V.42 correction protocols.\line \line Xmodem - The BBS supports two variations of the Xmodem protocol, \line originally called Xmodem and Xmodem/CRC.\line \line 1K-Xmodem - This protocol performs exactly like regular \line Xmodem/CRC, but increases the block size to 1024 bytes, hence the \line name 1K. \line \line Ymodem - Ymodem is a protocol which adds a number of enhancements \line to protocol based transfer. Blocksizes are variable at 128/1024.\line \line Ymodem/G - This variation of Ymodem is available only to callers making a\line "reliable" connection using a modem supporting MNP (Microcom Networking\line Protocol) or the USRobotics ARQ hardware error checking or the most\line recently introduced correction method, V.42/V.42bis. \line \line 1K-Xmodem/G - This version of 1K-Xmodem makes use of MNP hardware\line error correction to do away with the block-by-block checking.\line \line Zmodem - This is another protocol developed by Chuck Forsberg. It is a\line "streaming protocol", one which sends variable sized blocks of data\line with CRC-32 error checking for an accuracy of 99.9999%, but does not\line wait for an acknowledgment from the receiving computer.\line \line Kermit - This protocol's main claim is not speed, but rather its ability to\line interact with many types of computers from mainframes to micros. It\line can cope with systems limited to seven-bit characters even when the\line data to be transmitted is in eight-bit form. \line \line \u8226? \line \line \line \line \line \line \line \line \line \line \line \u8226?\u8226? \line \line \line \line \line \line \line \line \line \line \line \u8226?\u8226? \line \line \line \line \line \line \line \line \line \line \line \u8226?\line Agrippa: A Book of the Dead - A collaboration between author [William\line \line Artificial Life - man-made systems that exhibit characteristics\line associated with the concept of "life".\line \line Artificial Reality - similar to [virtual reality], but more\line interactive, with the participant being part of, not just\line experiencing, the artificial environment.\line \line BBSes - electronic Bulletin Board Systems. Begun in the late 70's, a\line form of [virtual community] existing in [cyberspace] where\line participants (usually using aliases) may send and receive\line public and private messages to each other on any topic\line imaginable, transfer software (copyrighted and/or public\line domain), play on-line games, etc. \line \line Boxing - A variety of electronic devices used to aid in [phreaking].\line The original was the blue box, used from the mid 60's to the\line mid 80's, which allowed long distance phone calls to be made\line for free. \line \line CC fraud - Credit Card or Calling Card fraud. common in the\line [computer underground] community.\line \line Chaos - Chaos is a state which garners a lot of respect in\line [cyberculture], to the point of being a [techno-pagan]\line religion. Many people are self-described Chaoticians.\line \line Chaos Theory - science revolving around simplistic equations\line involving a large number of variables. Gave rise to\line [fractals], a form of [cyberdelic] art. For further info on\line the subject, James Gleick's "Chaos: Making a New Science" is\line suggested.\line \line C0dez Doodz - Essentialy a [phreaker]'s version of [pirates]. People\line who seek out telco codes to be used to gain long distance (ld)\line telephone calls without paying for them. Scurge of the\line [computer underground].\line \line Communitek - an informational technology that allows for a community\line to potentially develop in cyberspace. For example, within the\line [net], [IRC] and e-mail are two communiteks.\line \line Computer Underground - "A group organized in secrecy, hidden behind\line aliases, to promote the free exchange of information\line regarding anything and everything including, but not limited\line to: computers, telephones, radios, chemicals, and ideas."\line (thanx to The Butler for this definition)\line \line CP - see [cyberpunk].\line \line Cryonics - The fringe science of freezing a person's head or whole\line body after death, in the hopes that in the future they may be\line revived and brought back to life.\line \line Cyber- - A prefix taken from [cybernetics] generally used in popular\line culture to mean anything that is technologically oriented.\line \line Cyberculture - Often used by media to denote aspects of "life as a\line [cyberpunk]". Yet if we are to follow strict meaning,\line cyberculture is more accurately defined as an\line information-based culture.\line \line Cyberdeck - Term originated by [William Gibson] to refer to a\line computer used by [deck cowboys] that can connect to the\line [matrix].\line \line Cyberdelic - "Cyber-art". Examples include [fractals],\line computer-generated pictures and/or music, [virtual worlds],\line etc.\line \line Cybernetics - The study of communication systems in living organisms\line and machines, the mathematical analysis of the flow of\line information.\line \line Cyberpunk - Begun as a literary movement in the 80's, an off-shoot of\line normal science fiction. Unique in that it generally occurs\line in the present or not so distant future, the characters are\line often considered "punks" (social deviants) and technology,\line (the cyber aspect), is prominent. "Neuromancer" by [William\line Gibson], published in 1984, is considered by most to be the\line "bible" of cyberpunk. Another prominent author is [Bruce\line Sterling], editor of another worthy cyberpunk collection,\line "Mirrorshades". \line \line Cyberspace - "The electronic frontier." A completely virtual\line environment: the sum total of all [BBSes], computer networks,\line and other [virtual communities]. \line \line Deck Cowboys - Futuristic version of a computer [hacker] or a\line modern-day [cyberpunk].\line \line Electronic Frontier Foundation - (EFF). Organization founded by\line Mitch Kapor (of Lotus fame) and John Perry Barlow (writer and\line Grateful Dead songwriter) to establish laws for [cyberspace]\line and apply the constitution to [virtual communities].\line \line Flame - disagreement occuring in [cyberspace]. Common on [Usenet].\line \line Fractals - Images created using [chaos theory]. A mish-mash of\line colors presented in a pattern that repeats itself many times\line over. A popular type of fractal image is one created using\line the "Mandlebrot set". Fractals are considered [cyberdelic]\line art.\line \line Gibson, William - Considered by most to be the "father" of\line [cyberpunk], along with [Bruce Sterling]. His works include\line the infamous "Neuromancer", "Count Zero", "Mona Lisa\line Overdrive" (these 3 works are known as the [sprawl] series),\line "The Difference Engine" with which he was co-author with [Bruce\line Sterling], and "Burning Chrome" a collection of short\line stories.\line \line Global Village - Famous phrase coined by Marshall McLuhan,\line exemplifiede by the [net].\line \line Gnow - To really know something, word should probably not be used\line lightly. E.g.: I quickly knew how to use the [net], now I am\line trying to *gnow* the [net].\line \line Grep - search, or scan.\line \line Grok - Word with roots in [Shaman]ism that is akin to [gnow], and\line implies a thurough and complete holistic understanding.\line \line Hacker - 60's (1st) generation (orig. MIT): one who tinkers with\line software, electronics, computer hardware, etc. 80's (2nd)\line [WarGames] generation: one who enters computer systems\line without permission with either malicious or non-malicious\line intent, to gain, alter, or destroy information (labelled as\line [crackers] by the 60's generation). 90's (3rd) generation:\line often called [cyberpunks], mostly non-malicious [crackers]\line interested in information for the sake of information, and\line not hacking for the sake of the hack - sometimes calling\line themselves "information liberators", they have re-adopted\line more of the original hacker ethic of the 60's which states\line mainly "all information should be free", "access to computers\line should be unlimited and total" and "promote decentralization".\line \line Industrial - A subculture revolving around industrial music, a\line collection of mostly electronically created sounds and\line samples that results in a fierce explosion of sound labelled\line by many as "the new punk". \line \line Infonomics - The idea of an econmoy based on information, which\line obviously holds many different properties from our current\line state of the world.\line \line Internet - A large and very popular world-wide computer network\line begun by the Defense Department in the 60's that connects\line educational institutions, corporations, organizations, and\line military and government installations around the globe.\line \line IRC - [Internet] Relay Chat. Realtime communication forums between\line [Internet] users all over the world.\line \line ISDN - Integrated Services Digital Network. A [communitek] hopefully\line coming soon to a house near you, basically it will greatly\line expand the potential for information comming into your house,\line such as having 700 cable TV channels, interactive realtime\line video-phones, and far off in the future possible even realtime\line networked interactive 3d [virtual reality].\line \line Legion of Doom - (LoD). A legendary group of [hackers] from the\line [computer underground]. When they disbanded, some members\line went on to form a computer security firm (ComSec), Loyd\line Blankenship wrote GURPS Cyberpunk for [Steve Jackson Games]\line and some ended up in jail from [Operation Sundevil].\line \line Matrix - Term coined by William Gibson which refers to the consensual\line hallucination of [cyberspace].\line \line Meme - An "agent of communicative resonance", or mroe simply, "an info\line virus". Memetics is the study and theories behind the root\line structures of information itself.\line \line MindVox - A [virtual community] in [cyberspace], also a [BBS]\line connected to the [Internet]. A nexus of the [computer\line underground] and [cyberpunk] and [virtual reality] begun by\line Phantom Access Technologies, former members of the [Legion of\line Doom]. See also the [WELL]\line \line Mirrorshades - A very important collection of [cyberpunk] fiction by\line various authors, most of whom are labelled as the [mirrorshades\line group]. This book is edited by [Bruce Sterling] and should be\line available in most bookstores.\line \line Mirrorshades Group - Original collection of [cp] authors which\line includes William Gibson, Bruce Sterling, Tom Maddox, Lewis\line Shiner, John Shirley, SF Eye magazine editor Steve Brown,\line Rudy Rucker, Pat Cadigan, and others.\line \line Mondo 2000 - Very popular [cyberpunk] and [new edge] magazine.\line Subscription information is available elsewhere in this file.\line \line MUD - Multi-User Domain, Multi-User Dungeon, or Multi-User Dimension.\line MUDs are multi-user role-playing-games of sorts that exist on\line the [Internet] for entertainment purposes. MUDs are\line essentially text-based [virtual worlds] which players\line (participants) may explore, change, or add on to. In some\line cases, the MUD is not actually a "game" with scores, player\line attributes, levels, etc.\line \line Nanotechnology - the science of "micro-machines". Small gears or\line other machines seen only by a microscope, that can be used in\line areas such as medicine and health, art, and other\line technologies.\line \line Net - A computer network. Often used to mean the [Internet] when\line referred to as "the net".\line \line Netrip - Many similarities exist in some people's minds between\line psychedelic drugs and the [net], and a netrip is the state of\line litterally getting "high" off the net, accompanied by\line distortions in space and time, a [gnow]ledge of the net\line itself, an intense desire to communicate your subconcious to\line the rest of the [net], etc.\line \line Netrunner - see [hacker].\line \line New Edge - Fringe culture and fringe science, mostly techno-oriented,\line and very popular in Southern California. [Mondo 2000] is a\line magazine devoted to the new edge.\line \line Nootropics - A new science revolving around drugs used to increase\line intelligence, aid in memory, enhance brain activity, etc.\line Touted as a fad by some, others claim that use of nootropics\line actually work. See also [SmartDrinks].\line \line Operation Sundevil - Secret Service operation begun in 1990 intended\line to destroy the [computer underground] by confiscating [BBSes]\line and detaining [hackers].\line \line Phrack - An important magazine existing only in [cyberspace], of\line interest to the [computer underground]. It's founder, Craig\line Neidorf, now works for the [Electronic Frontier Foundation].\line \line Phreaker - [Hacking] the phone system. Usually meaning to get phone\line calls for free, whether by [boxing] or [cc fraud]. Individual\line phreakers are called phreaks.\line \line Pirate - One who copies software illegally. Commonly associated with\line the [computer underground]. Although commonplace, pirates\line are looked down upon as with [codez d00dz].\line \line Post-industrial - The state of the world, including megacorp\line [zaibatsu]s, an evolving [infonomics], etc.\line \line Post-modern - Literary, artistic, cultural, and philosophical\line movement revolving around the [post-industrial] world in which\line we live, and the unique aspects of the trends of modern\line society.\line \line Raves - A subculture revolving around all-night dance parties.\line Typically, the parties are generally illegal and thus a\line complex process is involved to find out where they are\line located.\line \line Shaman - An overused word that in ancient and modern cultures implies\line one who is a wise medicine man or healer, with a keen\line understanding of the ways of things.\line \line Slipstream - Term used to denote cyberpunk fiction, particularly\line pre-1984 fictional works that have been influential to the\line [mirrorshades group] or that closely resemble cyberpunk, but\line are sometimes outside of the sf genre. An example would be\line William S. Burroughs.\line \line SmartDrugs - [nootropics].\line \line SmartDrinks - Similar to SmartDrugs, or [nootropics], the intent of\line these substances, loaded with vitamins, minerals, amino\line acids, and other healthy substances, is to aid in brain\line functioning. Smart Drinks are most often consumed at\line [raves], thus, the purpose of some smart drinks is to\line "energize" the drinker, not to make them smarter.\line \line Sprawl - Word used by [William Gibson] to mean large mega-cities, and\line places where different cities collide. Southern California\line and New York City might be early examples of the sprawl. This\line word is used often in modern times as "urban sprawl".\line \line Steve Jackson Games - RPG manufacturers which have played a key role\line in the evolution of [cyberpunk] and the [computer\line underground]. Operators of the Illuminati BBS and makers of\line GURPS Cyberpunk, an RPG guide written by Loyd Blankenship, a\line member of the [Legion of Doom].\line \line Sterling, Bruce - considered by most to be the "co-founder" of\line [cyberpunk] along with [William Gibson]. He is the editor of\line "Mirrorshades: A cyberpunk anthology", which is considered\line the quintessential collection of [cp] works by the\line [mirrorshades group]. \line \line Social Engineering - Technique often by which [hackers] or [crackers]\line acquire information, such as names and passwords. Essential\line a modern-day con, often conducted via phone conversations,\line such as portraying onesself as a telco employee.\line \line Techno- - prefix similar to cyber-, referring to anything which has\line its roots in current or futuristic technology.\line \line Techno - type of music made almost entirely with the help of\line computers, revolving around a fast-paced drum beat (as high\line as 160 BPM), sampling, and synthesizers.\line \line Technoculture - The idea of a culture with a strong foundation rooted\line in technology. Often used loosely in association with\line [cyberculture] and [new edge].\line \line Techno-paganism - Literally the worshipping of technology. Many\line people *believe* that, for example, the [net] has some magic\line or is a sentient entity in itself, or that technology can be\line an agent of evolution.\line \line Teledildonics - Virtual sex in a [virtual environment]. Term often\line used by the [new edge] community.\line \line 2600 - A popular hardcopy magazine devoted to the [computer\line underground]. Subscription information is obtained elsewhere\line in this file.\line \line Usenet - A collection of "newsgroups" on the [Internet], in which\line [Internet] users may post or read messages on almost any\line subject imaginable. \line \line Virtual Community - any group or gathering that exists in\line [cyberspace]. This could be a [BBS], a [hacking] group, a\line [net], or even a [zaibatsu].\line \line Virtual Culture - the collection of [virtual communities], and the\line cultural aspects unique to those communities.\line \line Virtual Environment - a [virtual world].\line \line Virtual Reality - a consensual hallucination of a world existing only\line in [cyberspace]. Modern day virtual reality uses helmets,\line gloves, and body suits to create such a world, which is first\line created on a computer and connected to the vr devices.\line \line Virtual World - a world existing in [cyberspace] created and used\line with [virtual reality] technologies.\line \line VMB - (Voice MailBox). Used (often illegally) by [phreaks] as a\line means of communication.\line \line Wirehead - a hardware [hacker].\line \line Zaibatsu - Japanese term used a lot by [William Gibson] that means a\line large mega-corporation, such as Sony for example.\line }