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Re:The early 90s tech scene that created L0pht, the legendar... by Thorentis on Saturday March 18, 2023 @04:57PM (#35213025)
Just to be pedantic, he said that the BBS could only accommodate 8 char usernames, but that he picked "Space Rogue" - 10 chars without the space.
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Re:The early 90s tech scene that created L0pht, the legendar... by weld on Saturday March 18, 2023 @06:42PM (#35213922)
He used spacerog
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Re:The early 90s tech scene that created L0pht, the legendar... by ttmb on Saturday March 18, 2023 @07:23PM (#35214249)
To be extra pedantic, he only said that "early systems" had that limitation, and that that drove username culture.
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