Well It’s officially 06272014 -0 Z,
I guess I opened my big mouth this morning about something that technically wasn’t in effect, public knowledge and released from NDA’s until 0000 06272014. Join me as we look up the rabbit hole.
Somewhere around June of 1988 I was introduced to some great people that all shared the same interest of being online and chatting which lead to weekly get together’s etc.. January of 1989 I started working with some brilliant minds across something called FidoNet and MetroBBS. Ok now you have the backstory. March 1989 I launched Zargon Productions and was subsequently inspired by a co-worker to create what is now Rox Communications. Since 1989 a few things happened like the 28.8 modem and people trying to get away from Anglefire and AOL for their web content. Rox Communications has over the years had a diehard client base that since 2004 I’ve only taken on 4 additional clients.
Now there is a small building in New York that houses a company that has shelves and racks of computers all stored in their building called Internap, they were a major data center and I purchased and drown a T-1 line back in the day. So as of today 7 servers have been upgraded and managed by a trusted team in their offices. Add more years and IRC and I had made friends out the black and white hat groups whom had data access pretty much anywhere in the states but internationally things were challenging where content wasn’t regulated by oversight groups or governments that I had fun with till now.
This is where it sucks. I can’t disclose anything regarding Rox Communications that deals outside the USA further except “rox.me.uk” will be retained as “rox.cc” by myself. Today I am realizing what my friends Ryan, Randy, Steve K, Steve N have recently about the acronym IRL.
However life happens and you notice that time not in front of a computer is cherished yet I still keep a backpack with enough power and internet and torrent ports to last days if needed, hell I still have a pager. Mattias, JaySkee, Richie, Reid, Dave, Dan R, Bridget, Piker, Paige , William, Allen, Jen G, my ghost Jen, Arlene, Priyanka which whom I’ve only communicated with in the last months via Facebook and the cloud verses my traditional methods.
So that’s where Rox Communications officially goes Friday June 27th as a vapor. I am forever grateful to CJ for over 15 years of help and support. Ryan, you let me leach away and kept me on my toes to see what happens when you serve outstanding service to the public sector. QSI was the king in their field, I also heard their 800 # had a great voice system.
So those that I mentioned make note I wouldn’t have taken the time to make sure I didn’t miss anyone off my facebook public lists if you didn’t impact my life, sadly kids on “todays internet” will never know what we had, and we had it good.
If you are reading this and your name is NOT mentioned then you don’t know how I grew up with the real internet 1.0.
I think my 16 years in the internet business is now just a simple blog and facebook posts. I apologize if 14.4, 28.8, 9600 baud and cursing about not disabling call waiting or parents picking up the phone while downloading a 2 meg animated GIF file (an hour) doesn’t resonate with you but It’s my view from outside the box.
My final line is to the most generous and blessed asset I’ve had at my hands for over 38 years whom the past 6 months has had my back and decipher the havoc of the past 6 months, Thanks Pat.
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