CaliLonghair's comments

That SuperBrain ad caught my eye as well. For a certain generation of people in my extended social group, the SuperBrain looms large because one was used as the console for the BBS they used/met on in the mid 80's and early 90's.

After the BBS went under, the SuperBrain was passed around between various users who wanted to hold onto that piece of shared history. Right before COVID I was able to return it to the original sysop who was shocked it was still around some 30 years later.

The Streisand Effect strikes again!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect

Very true and an interesting history as well. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tech_Model_Railroad_Club

As mentioned in the wikipedia article, the Steven Levy "Hackers" book has a great chapter on those early days.

See also the Jargon File entry:

http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/T/TMRC.html