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adamgamble
1022 days ago
So apparently a local Birmingham, Al BBS originally had the name America Online. Steve case purchased the name from him for 10k and that BBS became known as the matrix.
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kQq9oHeAz6wLLS
1022 days ago
Please tell me he sold the name "The Matrix" to Warner Bros.
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offices
1022 days ago
I imagine Neuromancer predates both
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adamgamble
1022 days ago
https://www.bhamwiki.com/w/The_Matrix
Here is the story.
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