A Word from Jason Scott about WEB.TEXTFILES.COM
COMPUTERS
Files about Computers, their Operation and Programming, Hardware and Software.
DESTRUCTION
Files that people have built about tearing other things down. Almost always a joke, and
sometimes unintentionally.
E-ZINES
An extraordinary amount of text representing hundreds of people across
hundreds of issues. The continuation of the zine tradition to the present day.
GAMES
Files dealing with winning, beating, cheating at, and programming games. More recent files
deal with the fascinating world of emulation and simulation.
HACKING
Files about making Technology do things that it wasn't quite intended to do.
HUMOR
Files that appear to be humorous. Intentionally, or unintentionally. Parodies,
rants, essays, jokes, satire.
PHREAK
The ever-widening learing and experimentation with telecommunications and
communication. Now wireless, handheld, and satellite-based. Also, Red Boxes.
POLITICS
Files about the law, the government, and the reaction to technology and
the issues surrounding the present day.
SOFTWARE
Not the programs themselves, but the very interesting documentation and support literature that has accompanied it.
VIRUS
The fascinating study of the self-generating, self-sustaining parasitical
program and the theories of programming it inspires.