Season 7 · Episode 325
The DISCMASTER vs. Piper's Pit Episode
Jason Scott Talks His Way Out of It
June 23, 202513m 27s
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Show Notes
The DISCMASTER 2 vs. Piper's Pit Episode: A gargantuan collection, piles of files, IBM Warez Groups, Half a Terabyte, Finder Aids and Lists, DISCMASTER 2 Arrives, The Functions of DISCMASTER and DISCMASTER 2, The Size of DISCMASTER, The Semantic Future. Someone uploaded half a terabyte of programs taken from tape backups of various BBSes in the 1990s, and the entire mountain of data it represents is being made easier to negotiate with DISCMASTER 2, the sequel we didn't deserve but got anyway: