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Oh, man. I still cherish my original Wired. I grew up in a small town, and it was a breath of fresh air. Openly discussing the hacking of cell phone signals, ce
by Darkphibre 7y ago
Oh, man. I still cherish my original Wired. I grew up in a small town, and it was a breath of fresh air. Openly discussing the hacking of cell phone signals, cell tower changeovers, BBS reviews, and more. And their advertising was nuts, given they hadn't lined up many advertisers they were running their own hypothetical ads for really strange things.
After that first issue, I kept going back for more. I have the first 20 years collected, but fell by the wayside as my kids grew up and stopped selling magazine subscriptions for school. :)
- magashna 7y ago2600 still fits that weird niche about hacking and advertisements for grey market tech
- Darkphibre 7y agoOh, absolutely! I still remember reading about a fantastical cell-phone-for-every-vehicle concept in 2600. How the engineers had taken the prototype car for a joy ride, and an operator came on to warn them about engine temperatures or some such. Six months later, On Star was announced.
- Wistar 7y agoFor years I had a pristine inaugural copy of Wired in a cherished spot in my living room mantle bookcase. My wife threw it out.
- Darkphibre 7y agoMy condolences!
- gdubs 7y agoAgreed on it being a breath of fresh air. Trudging in knee-deep snow in Upstate New York to pick an issue out of the mailbox was always thrilling – a bright portal into this magical place, far, far, away, called California.