April 2023
Beginner
187 pages
5h 46m
English
The WELL was a dial-up Bulletin Board System (BBS) that stood for the “Whole Earth ’Lectronic Link.” It was the earliest affordable multiline chat-based forum. Founded in 1985 by Stewart Brand and Larry Brilliant, it was an electronic offshoot of Stewart Brand’s Whole Earth Catalogue (1968), a how-to guide for building your own off-grid civilization. The WELL featured message board–style discussions, divided by topic. Writing about ...