A long time ago, before the Internet, mobile phones, Windows or Mac, and Microsoft, small computers couldn’t do anything.

At that same time, there was a group of men who also couldn’t do anything. Some had college degrees and expertise in subjects not considered commercial value. Some were college “dropouts” while others remained in the comfort of their parent's basement. Many lacked Social Skills and were considered “misfits.” As it happened, the misfits had the critical resources to make these computers do something. There was no documentation or even higher-level computer languages. Software was created by trial and error and required vast amounts of time. They called themselves Hackers.

Later, this knowledge was compiled into software libraries. These libraries were used to create new software. New libraries were made on top of the original hacker libraries (this is how computers advanced for the next forty years.) Software is made from new code and libraries on top of libraries. Every application, including the Internet, email, and FaceBook, was built on long-forgotten programmers' libraries.

My name is Craig Brown. I was one of the misfits. We built the base for much of the tech you love. If you are tech-savvy, look through UseNet archives for a hacker named Darkl0ad. I believe I am “The last man standing” from the original group. If you were there, please drop me a line, I’d love to talk.

This site is quite a relic—it's one of the oldest websites out there. While it includes some personal stories, it has primarily been a timeline of my life and career.