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High Frontiers (1984 proto-cyberdelic 'zine) now online

David Pescovitz at 1:27 pm Mon, Nov 12, 2012

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The first issue of the 'zine High Frontiers (1984), founded by BB pal and co-conspirator RU Sirius, is now online at the Internet Archive. High Frontiers begat Reality Hackers which begat Mondo 2000 which begat the cyberdelic early 1990s. "First Glimpse Of MONDO 2000 History Project Archives: Complete Issue #1 Of High Frontiers" (Acceler8or)

David Pescovitz is Boing Boing's co-editor/managing partner. He's also a research director at Institute for the Future. On Instagram, he's @pesco.

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Kind of interesting to see the long interview with Andrew Weil here. One tends to forget how alternative he was back in the day. Now he sells loafers and diet books on Amazon.
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It would be nice if this kickstarted project would just go ahead and get kickfinished.