2022/12/01

Tech Historian Benji Edwards’ 1992 BBS Handle Was Red Wolf (Because He Liked Wolves)

“Handles like ‘Gorgon Horror,’ ‘The Wizard,’ and ‘Einstein’ were common. My brother’s name was ‘Blue Dragon,’ and his favourite colour was blue. My favourite colour was red, so I picked ‘Red Wolf.’ I liked wolves.”
– Journalist and tech historian Benji Edwards, on the 1992 kickoff of his “secret life as an 11-year-old BBS sysop,” in a memoir about his (pre-World Wide Web) introduction to online culture
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