Meanings
plural alt.2600ers
- InternetA participant in the Usenet newsgroup alt.2600 (on the topic of computer security, hacking and phreaking).
no, ash. you can't blame poor horatio for this one. you, my dear little alt.2600er {snigger} are just going to have to live with what you've done....
1999 December 3, The New Scum, “That's the way to do it.”, in alt.teens.intelligent-insanity (Usenet), retrieved 09 May 20223 more examples
> I could not stop laughing after I read this......The only question is....did this guy beg and get the password? No, he sent the "FUCK YOU YOU FUCKERS YOU'RE ALL FUCKING DEAD" message which has amused many generations of alt.2600ers since. Arch replied, "You'll have to ask more nicely than that."
1997 December 10, the.jackal, “YOURE ALL FUCKIN DEAD!!!!!”, in alt.2600.phreakz (Usenet), retrieved 09 May 2022Ok, subject is CLOSED, how about we alt.2600ers talk about real hacking for a change, shall we? And alt.folklore.urban can get back to talking about urban folklore. Thanks.
1998 February 10, Xaos, “How do I get electricity without paying???”, in alt.folklore.urban (Usenet), retrieved 09 May 2022Sorry once again, alt.2600er's, but ren, the one who brought a few of us alt.religion.wickers (hehehe) into your group is apologizing to us, but needs to let you all see it too.
1999 July 8, muphasa, “SheWolf == ShieldWolf”, in alt.religion.wicca (Usenet), retrieved 09 May 2022
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alt.2600er. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alt.2600er
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