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Benj Edwards

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Senior AI Reporter, Ars Technica. Tech historian. Fast Company, PCWorld, Macworld, PCMag, The Atlantic, etc. Editor of http://vintagecomputing.com

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Vintage Computing and Gaming:
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Benj Edwards @benjedwards@mastodon.social · Jan 07, 2026
Benj Edwards
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Senior AI Reporter, Ars Technica. Tech historian. Fast Company, PCWorld, Macworld, PCMag, The Atlantic, etc. Editor of http://vintagecomputing.com

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Replying to @flargh@mastodon.social
@flargh@mastodon.social It was good to honor him. Thanks for the kind words
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Benj Edwards @benjedwards@mastodon.social · Jul 07, 2023
Benj Edwards
@benjedwards@mastodon.social

Senior AI Reporter, Ars Technica. Tech historian. Fast Company, PCWorld, Macworld, PCMag, The Atlantic, etc. Editor of http://vintagecomputing.com

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Replying to @goncalor@infosec.exchange
@goncalor@infosec.exchange I was upset and thought it was ridiculous. Plus, I think I was actively using it, either UO on on a MUSH
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Benj Edwards @benjedwards@mastodon.social · Jul 07, 2023
Benj Edwards
@benjedwards@mastodon.social

Senior AI Reporter, Ars Technica. Tech historian. Fast Company, PCWorld, Macworld, PCMag, The Atlantic, etc. Editor of http://vintagecomputing.com

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Replying to @lizardbill@hachyderm.io
@lizardbill@hachyderm.io Oh yeah I was definitely into UO at the time
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Benj Edwards @benjedwards@mastodon.social · Jul 07, 2023
Benj Edwards
@benjedwards@mastodon.social

Senior AI Reporter, Ars Technica. Tech historian. Fast Company, PCWorld, Macworld, PCMag, The Atlantic, etc. Editor of http://vintagecomputing.com

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Replying to @shannonkay@bookstodon.com
@shannonkay@bookstodon.com I was probably using it to MUSH
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Benj Edwards @benjedwards@mastodon.social · Jul 07, 2023
Benj Edwards
@benjedwards@mastodon.social

Senior AI Reporter, Ars Technica. Tech historian. Fast Company, PCWorld, Macworld, PCMag, The Atlantic, etc. Editor of http://vintagecomputing.com

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Replying to @cameron_talley@mastodon.online
@cameron_talley@mastodon.online I got my cable modem in 2000
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Benj Edwards @benjedwards@mastodon.social · Jul 07, 2023
Benj Edwards
@benjedwards@mastodon.social

Senior AI Reporter, Ars Technica. Tech historian. Fast Company, PCWorld, Macworld, PCMag, The Atlantic, etc. Editor of http://vintagecomputing.com

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In 1998, I stayed online for over 20 hours straight and got a warning email from my ISP

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Benj Edwards @benjedwards@mastodon.social · May 29, 2023
Benj Edwards
@benjedwards@mastodon.social

Senior AI Reporter, Ars Technica. Tech historian. Fast Company, PCWorld, Macworld, PCMag, The Atlantic, etc. Editor of http://vintagecomputing.com

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Replying to @Rachelburch@mastodon.social
@Rachelburch@mastodon.social say what Do people really carve holes in bushes to walk through
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Benj Edwards @benjedwards@mastodon.social · Dec 09, 2022
Benj Edwards
@benjedwards@mastodon.social

Senior AI Reporter, Ars Technica. Tech historian. Fast Company, PCWorld, Macworld, PCMag, The Atlantic, etc. Editor of http://vintagecomputing.com

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Replying to @N4BUT@mastodon.radio
@N4BUT@mastodon.radio Cool, what was your handle/alias back then?
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Benj Edwards @benjedwards@mastodon.social · Dec 09, 2022
Benj Edwards
@benjedwards@mastodon.social

Senior AI Reporter, Ars Technica. Tech historian. Fast Company, PCWorld, Macworld, PCMag, The Atlantic, etc. Editor of http://vintagecomputing.com

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Replying to @brianwilson@infosec.exchange
@brianwilson@infosec.exchange very cool!
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Benj Edwards @benjedwards@mastodon.social · Dec 09, 2022
Benj Edwards
@benjedwards@mastodon.social

Senior AI Reporter, Ars Technica. Tech historian. Fast Company, PCWorld, Macworld, PCMag, The Atlantic, etc. Editor of http://vintagecomputing.com

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Replying to @brianwilson@infosec.exchange
@brianwilson@infosec.exchange that sounds familiar
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Benj Edwards @benjedwards@mastodon.social · Dec 09, 2022
Benj Edwards
@benjedwards@mastodon.social

Senior AI Reporter, Ars Technica. Tech historian. Fast Company, PCWorld, Macworld, PCMag, The Atlantic, etc. Editor of http://vintagecomputing.com

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Replying to @brianwilson@infosec.exchange
@brianwilson@infosec.exchange Very cool! What was her alias?
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Benj Edwards @benjedwards@mastodon.social · Dec 03, 2022
Benj Edwards
@benjedwards@mastodon.social

Senior AI Reporter, Ars Technica. Tech historian. Fast Company, PCWorld, Macworld, PCMag, The Atlantic, etc. Editor of http://vintagecomputing.com

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Replying to @digisho@infosec.exchange
@digisho@infosec.exchange @CackalackyCon@infosec.exchange hm, maybe!
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Benj Edwards @benjedwards@mastodon.social · Dec 02, 2022
Benj Edwards
@benjedwards@mastodon.social

Senior AI Reporter, Ars Technica. Tech historian. Fast Company, PCWorld, Macworld, PCMag, The Atlantic, etc. Editor of http://vintagecomputing.com

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Replying to @Siceloff@newsie.social
@Siceloff@newsie.social Thanks!
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Benj Edwards @benjedwards@mastodon.social · Dec 02, 2022
Benj Edwards
@benjedwards@mastodon.social

Senior AI Reporter, Ars Technica. Tech historian. Fast Company, PCWorld, Macworld, PCMag, The Atlantic, etc. Editor of http://vintagecomputing.com

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@boiglenoight@universeodon.com Thank you!
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Benj Edwards @benjedwards@mastodon.social · Dec 02, 2022
Benj Edwards
@benjedwards@mastodon.social

Senior AI Reporter, Ars Technica. Tech historian. Fast Company, PCWorld, Macworld, PCMag, The Atlantic, etc. Editor of http://vintagecomputing.com

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Replying to @rxc@machine501.com
@rxc@social.machine501.com awesome
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Benj Edwards @benjedwards@mastodon.social · Dec 01, 2022
Benj Edwards
@benjedwards@mastodon.social

Senior AI Reporter, Ars Technica. Tech historian. Fast Company, PCWorld, Macworld, PCMag, The Atlantic, etc. Editor of http://vintagecomputing.com

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Replying to @kd9qhq@mastodon.radio
@kd9qhq@mastodon.radio Awesome
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Benj Edwards @benjedwards@mastodon.social · Dec 01, 2022
Benj Edwards
@benjedwards@mastodon.social

Senior AI Reporter, Ars Technica. Tech historian. Fast Company, PCWorld, Macworld, PCMag, The Atlantic, etc. Editor of http://vintagecomputing.com

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Today’s Google Doodle honors Jerry Lawson, the black video game pioneer that worked on the Fairchild Channel F (1976)

He would have been 82 today (1940-2011). The Doodle lets you play a neat Mario Maker-style game

I interviewed Lawson in 2009: https://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/545/vcg-interview-jerry-lawson-black-video-game-pioneer

www.vintagecomputing.com

VC&G | » VC&G Interview: Jerry Lawson, Black Video Game Pioneer

Adventures in vintage computers and retrogaming. Includes articles on classic games and obsolete computers.

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Benj Edwards @benjedwards@mastodon.social · Dec 01, 2022
Benj Edwards
@benjedwards@mastodon.social

Senior AI Reporter, Ars Technica. Tech historian. Fast Company, PCWorld, Macworld, PCMag, The Atlantic, etc. Editor of http://vintagecomputing.com

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Replying to @threatresearch@infosec.exchange
@threatresearch@infosec.exchange That's me
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Benj Edwards @benjedwards@mastodon.social · Dec 01, 2022
Benj Edwards
@benjedwards@mastodon.social

Senior AI Reporter, Ars Technica. Tech historian. Fast Company, PCWorld, Macworld, PCMag, The Atlantic, etc. Editor of http://vintagecomputing.com

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30 years ago—on November 25, 1992—I started The Cave BBS in Raleigh, NC

I was only 11 years old, and after a devastating hack, I began to hide my age online

I wrote about my BBS for Ars Technica: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/12/my-secret-life-as-an-11-year-old-bbs-sysop/

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