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Now, it's mostly a nostalgic piece of history dating from the days of Bitnet and Listserv. But there was a time when you were nobody if you didn't have one of your own...a time when people were proud of their geekiness! An example: -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GE/M/S/TW d@? s:(-) !a C(++++) UHC*(+++)@ P+ L E W>-- N(+) o K-- w(+++) O M V PS@ PE@ Y(++) PGP(++++) t 5 X R tv? b$ DI D G(+++) e(+++++) h(++)@>++ r$ z*$ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ In the days of slow access, you could tell someone a whole lot about yourself in a very concise way, by including your personal Geek Code as a signature. Real geeks memorized every code, and could read them like regular text. Who knows, it may enjoy a revival. The documentation is still around. There is a translator, and for lazy people, a generator. got feedback? by climbers |