John Backus on Twitter: "There were lots of attempts to build digital currencies before Bitcoin: DigiCash ('89), Beenz (98), Flooz (99), e-gold (98), 1mdc (01), e-Bullion (01). Some even tried to anonymously create underground (Tor only) currencies like eCache (2007).… https://t.co/403bH7Po6i"

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There were lots of attempts to build digital currencies before Bitcoin: DigiCash ('89), Beenz (98), Flooz (99), e-gold (98), 1mdc (01), e-Bullion (01). Some even tried to anonymously create underground (Tor only) currencies like eCache (2007).pic.twitter.com/rGb77rLTtV

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1. John Backus‏ @backus Apr 1
  SixDegrees' social network launched in '97 and sold in '99, peaking at ~3.5M users. Here is @andrewsroadmaps demoing how users could traverse their network to find intros to key people. Associate that with LinkedIn? They launched in 2003 and bought out SixDegrees' patents!pic.twitter.com/IIQQ3a6PnK
  
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1. Dorian ฿anks‏ @dorianbanks 29 Oct 2018
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  We built MyCash in ‘99, basically what Cointext is now but with bank account integration.
  
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1. BigPapiBitcoin ₿‏ @SerWisdom69 29 Oct 2018
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  Cool shit
  
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1. Bob Gilbert‏ @MrBobGilbert May 28
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  I remember running dist computing projects like @setiathome and @foldingathome for years thinking ‘someone is eventually going to do something like this, but with money.’ I still wonder how I missed any mention of Bitcoin until early 2012, including @WIRED or Slashdot in 2011
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1. will samedy‏ @WilliamSamedy 1 Nov 2018
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  Nice, thanks for sharing!
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1. one Machiavelli‏ @ran_bull 27 Nov 2018
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  The barter system!
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1. NEET - CET - AIIMS - IIT JEE‏ @Equateall 31 Oct 2018
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  In 1999-2000, my team at http://Chakraworld.com , a venture of Microcon group, Bangalore, built a mapping solution (no google maps then), ran a few vehicles between Bangalore - Madras, to demo to some transporters. We built online multi tier sales system, and consulting forum.
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