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File_id.biz – A Mysterious Web CLI?
- mikejarema 6y agoI stumbled upon this site when taking a trip down memory lane. Recalling the FILE_ID.DIZ file format[0] from my BBS days, I typed in the closest matching URL (file-id.biz) and found this curious interface. I've only found one command so far after a bit of exploring: help → "I am not what I am." [0] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FILE_ID.DIZ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FILE_ID.DIZ
- mikejarema 6y agoI tried some commands in [0] and common words in [1]. All return "Bad command or file name." I did find that `ver` returns "FILE-ID.BIZ for the World Wide Web Version 1.2, (C) 2020" (default message). And that commands are case-sensitive and white-space sensitive. I'd be curious to see if anyone digs up anything else in the future. For now, I'm done with this little diversion. [0] - https://www.ubuntupit.com/best-linux-commands-to-run-in-the-terminal/ https://www.ubuntupit.com/best-linux-commands-to-run-in-the-... [1] - https://www.ef.edu/english-resources/english-vocabulary/top-100-words/ https://www.ef.edu/english-resources/english-vocabulary/top-...
- jonah-archive 6y agoHah, nice find —- this is mine, it was briefly a weird little puzzle based on Shakespeare (“I am not what I am” -> Iago), though I haven’t used the http endpoint for much in awhile and it doesn’t work anymore. Now that I work at the Internet Archive, I should make it an interface to some of our BBS archives!