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GOTO Jail: FBI Investigated Bizarre BASIC Program Sent To Johnny Cash (muckrock.com)

Posted by Soulskill on from the as-you-went-down,-down,-down,-the-numbers-went-higher dept.

v3rgEz writes: Who has time to write out all the vaguely threatening conspiracies that need to be sent to celebrities these days? Turns out, that can be automated too: In 1979, the FBI investigated a bizarre, threatening Christmas message sent to Johnny Cash on the eve of his 62nd album's release. The threat included the source and output of a BASIC program, which the FBI dutifully dusted for clues. Newly released documents show what would become the FBI's CyberCrime division.

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  1. Well, that was surprisingly boring. by gweilo8888 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I guess we've run out of the good stories. It's the end of the internet, someone. Hit the lights, please!

    1. Re:Well, that was surprisingly boring. by Applehu+Akbar · · Score: 4, Funny

      "At least it wasn't recursive wooOOOooOOoooooo"

      Yes, not too many still remember Cash's hit I Walk the Tree

  2. THERE's a surprise! by Thud457 · · Score: 3, Funny

    oh, a BASIC programmer who was mentally disordered.
    There's something you don't see every day...[*]




    [*] no, really. nobody uses BASIC anymore, not even MicroSoft.

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    the preceding comment is my own and in no way reflects the opinion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff