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Grandmaster Ratte' (born Kevin Wheeler in April 1970 and formerly known as Swamp Rat and Swamp Ratte') is one of the founders of the Cult of the Dead Cow hacker group, along with Franken Gibe and Sid Vicious. His official title in the cDc was "Imperial Wizard of ExXxtasy."
The group was formed in June 1984 at the Farm Pac slaughterhouse by Grandmaster Ratte' (aka Swamp Ratte'), Franken Gibe, Sid Vicious, and three BBS SysOps. In the 1980s the Cult of the Dead Cow organized and maintained a loose collective of affiliated BBSs across the US and Canada.
Jun 25, 2019 · Back in 1984, a lonely, weird kid calling himself Grandmaster Ratte' formed a hacker group in Lubbock, Texas. called the Cult of the Dead Cow, a name inspired by a nearby slaughterhouse.
Mar 16, 2019 · Founded by Kevin Wheeler (known as "Swamp Ratte" or "Grandmaster Ratte") and a group of other BBS "sysops," CDC was named for the defunct FarmPac slaughterhouse in El Paso, a building used as a...
Joseph Menn's 'Cult of the Dead Cow' Portrays the Lasting Influence of Early Hackers. A lonely, code-savvy kid calling himself Grandmaster Ratte’ created a group of friends with a mutual interest in hacking back in ’80s Lubbock, Texas.
Sep 9, 2023 · Grandmaster Ratte’ (born Kevin Wheeler in April 1970 and formerly known as Swamp Rat and Swamp Ratte’) is one of the founders of the cDc along with Franken Gibe and Sid Vicious. His official ...
In June 1984 three BBS SysOps—"Grandmaster Ratte" (aka Swamp Ratte'), Franken Gibe, and Sid Vicious—founded the Cult of the Dead Cow, also known as cDc Communications, a computer hacker and DIY media organization.
