History of 7thsphere.com (part 1 of ??)
February 26, 2007 – 4:16 pmIn 1995/1996 I got my first real Internet connection, not AOL or Prodigy, just a pure 14.4 baud connection through PPP and a TCP/IP stack. When we signed up for the service, they included a bundle of Internet applications. Mostly it was stuff I already had (Netscape, Eudora, etc), but there was one program which I had never heard of - mIRC. Little did I know that this single program would open up a can of worms that would change my life more than I would have ever thought.
After using some BBS’ in the year before, I was really taken in by the vast world of Internet Relay Chat (IRC). At first I did what any other 15 year old would do - I downloaded a shitload of porn. But after the porn fix was satisified, I found that there were thousands of people all connecting in such a wide open forum [on a side note, this was what the Internet is still all about, but now its through Myspace, MMOs and AIM]. It was amazing, not only were there thousands of people, there were also hundreds of channels on all different topics. As a self-destructive teenager / wannabe hacker, I found myself frequenting channels like #Anarchy, #hackphreak, and many similar ones.
Making friends “on the computer” is pretty much an accepted thing in most circles now a days, but back then, it was completely strange. But, I didn’t care and I got completely sucked in. There were two things that got me. First was the virtual social circles - at that stage in my life, my friends and I were no longer close and I was fairly alone when it came to peers (look for a future post on that whole ordeal). The second thing that got me was the IRC protocol itself - through design, the protocol could be manipulated and abused to cause people grief… It was when the two really met that the fun started to begin and my mind started to run in circles.
More to come..
10 Responses to “History of 7thsphere.com (part 1 of ??)”
Ahh.. The good old days of the IRC Wars! I got started on the internet about the same time, late 95/96 (I was about 14 then). Signed up for AOL, realized it was garbage after about a month and switched to Netcom. The software they provided came with a built in IRC client and that’s where it all started. Next thing you know I was a little script kiddie running mIRC with 7thSphere and nuking the hell out of just about anyone I could. I mean there was really nothing more exciting than a coordinated chan takeover, especially the ones that required weeks if not months of social-engineering to get ops. Good times. >=)
Anyway, eventually I started creating my own scripts and that’s what got me interested in programming. Now I do web development for a living. I hadn’t checked this site in years so I thought I’d say what’s up. Good to see it’s still around.
By infekt on Mar 29, 2007
precusor, are you still keeping the 7th sphere first version and how can I get it?
By satanas on Mar 30, 2007
@satanas - check out the downloads link on the left hand side..
@infect - same thing with me pretty much =)
By precursor on Apr 1, 2007
@precursor - i have 2.666, 3.0 and 2k…
how can get 7th Sphere 1.0 from 1996 if it possible ?
By satanas on Apr 4, 2007
Hey man - the only version I actually have still is 3.0. I lost all of my old stuff in a hard drive crash about 6 or 7 years back. If you could actually email me the 2.666 and 2k versions, I would greatly appreciate it.. adam.randazzo[ at ] gmail.com
By precursor on Apr 4, 2007
ok, check your mail
By satanas on Apr 5, 2007
gmail doesn’t receive executible files…
try to get it from my mirror - http://7thsphere.hit.bg/7thSphere2666.exe
http://7thsphere.hit.bg/7thSphere2k.exe
or say another mail
By satanas on Apr 5, 2007
gmail doesn’t receive executible files…
try to get it from my mirror -
http://7thsphere.hit.bg/7thSphere2666.exe
http://7thsphere.hit.bg/7thSphere2k.exe
or say another mail
By satanas on Apr 5, 2007
thanks a ton satanas.. the 2.66 file is posted up on the downloads page.
By precursor on Apr 9, 2007
Wow! I remember. I remember the good old nuke wars and the 7th Sphere war script! I used ShoWDowN as well - I still remember being disgusted that the creator wanted to charge money to use that script! A lot of time has passed but it’s good this site is still up keeping the memories alive!
By pendulum on Jun 9, 2008