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%%% This is the cold hard truth about the often misinformed
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416/905 scene. A truly non-biased, honest, and informative
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perspective into the heart of the Canadian pirate
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community. Previous such manifesto's or lists have been totally
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wrong, juvenile, corrupt, politically correct, or just lame shit.
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The top noteworthy systems have been examined over a
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lengthy period of time. They are in no order or rank or speed, but
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are in alphabetical succession. The following information
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is 100% true, and has been gathered and collected from
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various voice and chat conversations with sysops, as well as
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inside staffers. Nothing reported in this chronicle has the
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intention or hope to create any hard feelings among the Canadian
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elite. Become informed!
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The Renegade Chemist
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________ .____. _______/\___________ _______
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\ \| |/ / \__ ___ \\ \
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/\ \ _/ _/ | | _//\ \
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/ \ \ \| | | \/ \\
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// /\ \ \ \_ || | \ /\ \
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/___ /________\_|\_____/___|_____|\____ /________\'95
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=======\/==================================\/=============
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==================== [X] Beyond Akira [X]====================
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Sysop: Pharoah(Owner)
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Staff: Devious Doze(Founder)
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Fallen Angel(Console Sysop)
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The Roamer(PC Nuker Sysop)
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Lunatic Genius/Razor/Risc(PC Courier Sysop)
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Star Gazor(Toothpaste)/Razor/Ex-Prophecy(PC Courier Sysop)
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The Dutchmen/Razor(PC Courier Sysop)
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Maverick/Razor(PC Courier Sysop)
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Midnight Rain(phreaking/Code supplier)
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Mike!
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The Key
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Lady Onyx(advertiser)
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Sir Aragon
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Rebel(Macintosh Sysop)
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Fireflash(Amiga Sysop)
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Big Bird
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.etc
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Affilations: Razor 1911 Canadian HQ
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RiSC Canadian HQ
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OTT World HQ
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Sneakers Canadian HQ
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Edge World HQ
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Background:
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The famous Akira Project of 1992(TDT CHQ) has been reborn
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under the continued guidance of the founder Devious Doze,
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and the current sysop Pharoh. Originally a two node
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Beyond Infinity, Pharoh has converted the system into a ten
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node mecca for Canadian and American traders.
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System:
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The board is run off one Amiga system using Ami-Express
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software. The board has 3 gigs of online storage. The
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board only has three 28.8 modems which are locked at 24000.
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Six nodes are 14.4 modems, and the remaining private node is
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a 9600hst modem for a certain staff courier. The board supports
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conferences for Amiga, Macintosh, IBM, and has a secret console and
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staff/traders section. Online CD-ROM's provide older files. No message
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nets or reset online games can be found here. The board has
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ringdown on its 28.8 nodes, and the 14.4 nodes.
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Files:
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For files this system is number 1 in Canada, no question.
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Internationally, Beyond Akira is a rising contender. The
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board has a marginal number of locals, along with a growing
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number of LD traders. A weekly CD-ROM give away( files
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uploaded that week on CD ) is awarded to the top trader
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during a grueling 7 day competition. On average 1 Gig of
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new files are uploaded per week(100-200 megs a day). No
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foreign files are accepted except foreign games that are
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not already out in English. No Unix or networking software
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is permitted.
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=====================[X] Akira's Regular Supporters [X]====================
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No# Username (Handle) Uploaded Bytes No# Username (Handle) Uploaded Bytes
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===-===================-==============-===-===================-============
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1. LuNatIc gEnIUs 3.750.743.013 16. Dark Soul 525.210.051
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2. The Dutchmen 2.415.133.718 17. LoLo 470.155.764
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3. Star Gazor 2.255.021.244 18. FIREFLASH 467.292.485
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4. MaVeRiCk 1.603.389.555 19. ViViD 462.155.895
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5. Devious doZE 1.435.105.532 20. YaNKee RoSe 442.012.377
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6. Pasha 1.090.515.115 21. The Cardinal 433.183.271
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7. Criminal Overlord 968.455.015 22. Deadly Influence 403.406.640
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8. Gumby 929.102.410 23. RaJ! 403.077.425
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9. ToothPaste 780.482.872 24. Fallen Angel 397.844.862
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10. Cyndre 680.906.929 25. General Wolf 388.369.589
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11. HAStUR 672.981.529 26. Artful Dodger 384.182.053
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12. Dark Rider 655.156.119 27. ARTIC CAT! 381.155.256
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13. King Lear 625.330.685 28. Captain Willy 373.590.904
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14. EWOG 542.208.977 29. The Roamer 355.031.648
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15. Photon Torpedo 526.444.082 30. CityHunter 349.835.630
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===-===================-==============-===-===================-==============
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Total Uploaded Bytes (42.395.072.193)
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Total Downloaded Bytes (54.171.865.615)
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Total Uploaded Files (59.517 )
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Total Downloaded Files (98.579 )
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Atmosphere:
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Beyond Akira is strictly a file oriented board, concerned
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with files by the hour. The IBM conference is filled with
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the arrogant gloating of various traders, along with the
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odd remark from pay users. For the longest time, an extremely
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sacred new user password has prevented Akira from being flooding with
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applications. However, it has been speculated that ever since
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a mysterious call to Bell(resulted in commercial line costs
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for Pharoah) a need for new donators has arisen which has opened
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the doors to Akira for new users. Keep in mind this is merely
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an assumption as to why all of a sudden, a very secretative
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board has begun "an all out advertising campaign to draw new blood".
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You have to wonder when users start posting "What is CompuServe?"
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on Razor 1911 Canadian HQ. The NUP can be found on any respective
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system or simply ask Lady Onyx. Sorry we won't tell you. Overall,
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the general feeling of this system is harsh and cold, a loney place
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for lamers.
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Critic's Corner:
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Few 28.8 Nodes(only 3) make it difficult to get a good
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speed. The userlist on Akira is so numerous, the board is
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constantly busy even with 10 node ringdown. This poses a
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severe problem for LD callers. With a Gig a week uploaded,
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its very difficult for the board to keep older files online
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(Only 3 gigs online space). Sure, there is a 640meg CD rom
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online, however that generally only has a few utilites from
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the previous month. Overall, Akira is an excellent system for
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the fastest files around, none-the-less the system is in desperate
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need of more hardware. A quick observation the board has more
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sysops, that it does nodes and needs some organization and direction.
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Hopefully, the board will continue to dominate and stay afloat
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for a long time to come.
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Support:
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As stated the board accepts donations. Rates vary from user
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to user, but generally its $190-$200 for one month of
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unlimited download at 2 hrs a day. Yearly rates range
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from $400+ depending on the PC/MAC/SNES/AMIGA files you
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desire, and the hours online a day.
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Sysop: Union Jack
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Staff: Frenzy(Console Sysop)
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Mr.Warez(Paid Uploader)
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Star Gazor(Paid Uploader)
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Affiliations: None
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Background:
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The File Factory has been in operation for two years.
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Previous to that, the board was called The Black Hole. It was,
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and continues to be a pay only system. Currently, there is some
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space reserved for file traders.
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System:
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The File Factory's setup has always been a very suspicious
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setup. The board runs PCBOARD and boasts 14 nodes. Oddly
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enough, all networking commands have been disabled, including
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multinode chat. The board claims to have all 28.8 USR
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nodes, and 5 gigs online. In reality, according to the board's
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technician, the board has 7 nodes and 4 gigs.
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Files:
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The board gets most of the new files a little later than
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most other systems(3-7 days). It does get the files
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eventually, just takes a little waiting.
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Atmosphere:
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The feel of the File Factory is one of isolation. The sysop
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seems to have died and left his board to be run by users.
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Union Jack hasn't posted a message or replied to public
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e-mail in almost four months. The board supports PC,
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PC requests, Snes, and hosts a classic games section. File Factory
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is a system for adults, not in the XXX.Gif sense, but in
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the sense there is no room for immature kids. The users
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mainly consist of donating older businessmen, PD users,
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and pirate wanabee's who can't earn credit elsewhere by
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uploading.
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Critic's Corner:
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Its really hard when making a comparison of bbs's
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to mention something nice about the File Factory.
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The only reason this "CRS of Pirate boards", is mentioned
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is for "token" representation(ie. Union Jack is considered
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the token black person in this wonderful multicultural
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and politically correct pirate scene). It does have 7 nodes.
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The board is good, for "wana be pirates", but holds no
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water if you've ever seen another pirate board. Apparently,
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the PCBoard menu's and fonts were all ripped from the Hood.
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I would say something nice about the File Factory, but
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since Union Jack, couldn't pay me enough, i won't. However
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you have to respect the only pirate Sysop in Canada who
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drives a corvette, courtesy of his users(No-shit he's never
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around).
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Donations:
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During the Christmas season Union Jack offered a present
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many File Factory users could not resist, $300 for 3 gigs
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credit! Currrently, the board charges a non-refundable
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$50 validation fee, and its $200 for 2 Gigs or .50 cents
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a meg. Keep in mind all File Factoy users, have 999 minutes
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on line(if you thought you were special, think again).
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