soc.motss / Cyber Queer, Off Matter x Ronnie Pence.

"Established in 1980, Usenet connected users to a distributed system of discussion groups through a network of interconnected computers, marking a pivotal moment in the digital age before the World Wide Web. Among these groups, soc.motss emerged as one of the world's first online queer communities....

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:D.A.T.A. digest ; 002.
Main Author: Pence, Ronnie (Author, Compiler)
Language:English
Published: [N.Y.?] : Cyber Queer : Off Matter, [2023]
Series:D.A.T.A. digest ; 002.
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Physical Description:57 pages : illustrations (some color), color portrait ; 21 cm.
Format: Book

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