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       off,  and in the event of conflict the playing field becomes that
       of mind vs. mind.  Sheer numbers and a mob rules mentality  cease
       to have any meaning when you can create infinite numbers of elec-
       tronic organisms to do anything you want them to do.

       The hope is that it will never sink to such a level of stupidity.
       Games  are  wonderful,  but  there  is  no need for conflict, all
       struggle tends to be internal conflict that has become  external-
       ized.   When  you  want  to convert the sinners, or prove you are
       right, all you're doing is having an argument with yourself.  The
       beautiful  thing  about  Virtual Reality is the fact that you are
       free to do that, for as long as you need, to work out  that  par-
       ticular set of problems -- without harming anybody.

       There is only one ultimate truth, which is BEING  HAPPY  and  ex-
       periencing LOVE.  How you choose to perceive it is a very indivi-
       dual matter.  While it might mean blue to you, orange to that guy
       over  there,  and  silver to me, it's all the same thing.  In the
       real world if we held fast to those beliefs and behaved as people
       have  been classically shown to behave, then we'd be killing each
       other over who has the right idea about love . . . Cyberspace al-
       lows  everyone  the  freedom  to  co-exist without harming anyone
       else's world-view or belief system.  And if you truly  are  given
       the opportunity to live in an environment conducive to you happi-
       ness, then if that heretic who thinks orange is the  answer  were
       ever to show up at your front door, chances are you would be able
       to tolerate him, and even, "God" forbid,  express  the  love  you
       claim to espouse.


       Phantom Access - The Ethereal Takes Shape
       -----------------------------------------

       There was never any solid dividing line where we decided that  we
       really  wanted  to  put together a system where we could have the
       freedom of expression we wanted, with the  ultimate  goal  really
       being  the  very  simple  one of pushing the envelope further and
       further out there.  All of us had obligations, school,  and  per-
       sonal  commitments that would be difficult to integrate into this
       major change of plans.  But inevitably the  mass  exodus  out  of
       college,  the  avoidance of unnecessary responsibilities, and the
       initial stages of planning were set in motion.

       Six months later we had close  to  a  hundred  thousand  dollars,
       top-down  system  design,  a fully designed multi-user simulation
       engine, a general idea of what we would do and how  we  would  go
       about it, a team of our friends together one more time, only this
       time as a real corporation, and over one  thousand  megabytes  of
       the  collected history of Cyberspace, dating back to systems that
       existed in 1979, that had been laying in dusty boxes filled  with
       old Apple DOS 3.3 disks.

       On April 1st 1992 MindVox  went  into  its  alpha-testing  stage.
       Which  loosely speaking means that we put everything together and
       watched it disintegrate repeatedly as the last 300-400 bugs  were
       worked out of the system.  Since then it has been running in pro-
       tected environment mode with a collection of our friends and  as-
       sociates crash-testing the software, suggesting where rough-edges
       might be smoothed, and generally having a good time creating some
       of  the  atmosphere while trying to destroy the software in every
       conceivable way so that everything is solid upon inception.

       In May of 1992 MindVox will open it's doors to  the  public.   As
       much  as  we'd  like  to say that it's going to completely change
       everything, it will not.  All it can do is allow people who  feel
       in  rhythm  with this vision of the world to converge together in
       one of the most interesting nexus points of Cyberspace.   To  ex-
       tend  their reach, explore new levels of experience, and interact
       with some of the pioneers in the fields of computer science, net-
       working,  science-fiction,  music,  the arts, politics, religion,
       altered states, and future reality.

       Our main priority is to create and  continuously  evolve  an  en-
       vironment  that fosters an atmosphere of dynamic creativity, cou-
       pled with access to information and ideas, that present you  with
       a far greater spectrum of possibility than you might otherwise be
       able to access.



       Thanks
       ------

       Nothing of this magnitude could ever take shape  based  upon  the
       merits  of  any  one individual.  The entire Phantom Access Group
       has been a collaborative effort since it  began  some  ten  years
       ago;  the  MindVox  project is merely the first confluence of the
       diverse talents that comprise the core of Phantom Access  Techno-
       logies,  that has been directed towards the electronic and socie-
       tal mainstream.

       Looking back over the years, there are very few of my friends who
       have not in some way contributed to the genesis of Phantom Access
       and the creation of MindVox, and I'd like to take this opportuni-
       ty to express my gratitude to all of them.

       People I would like to specifically thank, and without whom Mind-
       Vox  could  not  have  been launched in the manner we wanted, in-
       clude:

            First and foremost, my fiance Delia, who has  made  much  of
       the last several years possible; who never knew about "Lord Digi-
       tal" when she met me; who has  gone  from  "computers,  uh,  ugh,
       that's  so  . . . um, dull" to not only seeing the potentials in-
       herent in the capabilities the technology  presents  to  all  so-
       ciety,  but actually extending many hundreds of hours of her time
       to scripting sections of the project and designing human interac-
       tion  POV's  based  upon her lifelong experience with theatre and
       film.  She has also shown remarkable grace by retaining  a  sense
       of  humor  when  dealing  with  2am anonymous calls from computer
       dudes who feel compelled to ask "so, what does Lord Digital do in
       bed?" questions.

            The second person to whom I owe a great deal is Bruce Fanch-
       er,  my  partner in this endeavor, as well as half a hundred pro-
       jects that have spanned over a decade.  Without you  many  things
       would not have been possible, and those that were would have been
       a lot less fun.  It has been an interesting  experience  watching
       someone  grow  into  an  adult who has retained all the qualities
       that made them so much fun to hang out with  in  our  youth,  yet
       managed  to temper that childlike glee with responsibility, humor
       in the face of adversity, and that elusive quality called charac-
       ter.  Here's to another couple of decades of Lord & Lord.

            I would like to thank every member  of  the  Phantom  Access
       Group  for  the  thousands of hours spent designing, implementing
       and de-bugging the programs  that  make  MindVox  come  to  life.
       Respective   of  some  people's  desire  to  remain  out  of  the
       spotlight, I will leave it at that.  You know who you are &  any-
       one  who really cares to find that out can do so at any time they
       desire.

            Phiber Optik:  For applying his considerable skills in a po-
       sitive  direction  and  helping  us make MindVox a very difficult
       fortress to lay siege to, while at the same time adding a tremen-
       dous  amount  of versatility to our networking and communications
       interface options.  Most of all, thank you for having the courage
       to  realize  that the world is not always a logical or fair place
       and that no matter how intelligent you are or how noble your  in-
       tentions,  you  can  be dragged down by the stupidity and fear of
       those around you if you associate with people who  do  not  share
       the same qualities you possess.

            Charles:  For a great deal of assistance in updating many of
       us regarding the current status of new technology and what's just
       over the horizon, as well as providing tremendous aid by  showing
       us  functional  examples  of  the state of the art in distributed
       electronic networking, and taking us  on  a  fast-forward  cruise
       through  a  wide  variety  of  hardware platforms and development
       tools.  Your friendship, advice, and persistent belief in our vi-
       sion, has been invaluable.

            Len Rose:  For being a good friend over the years and always
       giving  assistance  with  anything  we  have needed.  Most of all
       thanks for coming out of everything you've been through with  op-
       timism about the future and an intact belief system.  Peace.

            George Gleason:  For being a person who has become one of my
       close friends faster than anyone else ever did.  For possessing a
       really beautiful outlook on life & everything in it, and for  al-
       ways  being  a calming voice when things are completely crazy and
       the moon is full.

            Bruce Sterling:  For his encouragement, support, and a real-
       ly  funny  talk  at CFP-2.  Most of all, the deepest appreciation
       for doing an admirable job of presenting the unbiased truth while
       chronicling some of the events that have taken place on the fron-
       tiers of Cyberspace.

            Mike Godwin:  For putting up  with  many  long  and  strange
       phone calls regarding a wide variety of topics; for helping us to
       avoid potential pitfalls and difficulty; for providing encourage-
       ment  and  advice, and in general, for being a really cool person
       who has gone out of his way many times to provide us with  assis-
       tance.

            Thomas Dell:  For writing code full  of  obscure  jokes  and
       weird  ramblings that do wonders to wake you up and get your full
       attention when you are changing things at 3am, and for  being  an
       exceptionally  gracious  guy who is one of the limited handful of
       people that have maintained their sense of vision in the face  of
       impending mediocrity and industrialization.

            Special thanks to Dan, SN, SR, D00f and everyone in DPAK and
       cDc,  who  comprise some of the very few who managed to grasp the
       obvious, and in turn make use of this knowledge in an  entertain-
       ing and lucid manner.  Additional accolades to DPAK for being the
       only eL!te duDeZ to use a four letter acronym instead of a  three
       letter one.  The vision, the sheer wow!

            Mega-Supra-Surfin-the-Ozone Thanks to  Mondo  2000.   Beyond
       the  sea  of  screaming  fluff  and  designer hyperbole contained
       within the covers of any issue of Mondo, there is  also  a  great
       deal of truth to be found about Cyberspace, music, art, film, and
       life in general.  Mondo has thus far shown itself  to  be  beyond
       reproach  as  far  as journalistic ethics and presentation of the
       facts are concerned.  It is also to be commended as a publication
       with  a  sound  belief in typing words at random and letting them
       fall where they may.

            Finally, tremendous gratitude goes to Jim Thomas.  A  person
       I  do  not  know  and have never spoken with, yet someone who has
       done an exceptionally important  service  to  all  of  Cyberspace
       with  the  forum  presented  by Computer Underground Digest.  Ir-
       respective even of CuD, I  have  heard  nothing  but  praise  and
       well-wishing from the many you have helped.  Thank you.




            Additional thanks to:  Paul, Yuri, Eric & Eric, Ken & every-
       one who has made the move to Phibro Energy, Drowned Fish, Andrew,
       Randy, Carl, The Plastics, TV, Eric Madeson, Richard,  Harlequin,
       Dane,  Jeff,  The Galactic Knight, Laszlo Nibble, Colleen, Cereal
       "I live to be annoying" Killer, the cast  &  crew  of  LightStorm
       lighting and Manny "huh?" Riggs at