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Re: Whoa.
Posted By: YossarianDate: 4/26/04 1:06 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Whoa. (mnemesis)

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June 29, 1998
Concerning the Voracious Rabbits' Myth site report about Bungie's early name (see below) Matt Soell <matt@bungie.com> had this to say:

Bungie's original name was not "wideload" - it was Bungie.
"wideload.com" was intended for a different kind of venture (nothing to do with the production of computer games) which was put on the backburner as the task of running Bungie became more complex and time-consuming.

I'm not at liberty to discuss what it was about, but I suppose I can leak the Wideload motto:

"A load so wide we had to call it Wideload."

The simple moral of the story is "If it ain't in the Scrapbook it ain't worth diddly" ;-)
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Troy Lawlor <troy@munk.com> writes:

The Voracious Rabbits, a Myth clan and extensive news site, have uncovered an interesting tidbit about Bungie's past history. Appearently, Bungie's original name was 'Wideload', and Alex Seropian registered the domain 'www.wideload.com'. You'll find the complete story at:

http://www.vrabbits.com
And, reprinted from their page, is a response to the question "What is wideload and why is it registered to Alex Seropian?" from Doug Zartman:

"As soon as the Web became popular, people started buying up domain names left and right with no intention to use them, but simply to sell them to others who might want them later. In that climate, it was prudent for anyone who might want to use a particular name sometime in the future to register it right away, even if it might not be used for years, or ever.

Hence, Wideload. Bungie was this company's name from the beginning (Bungie was founded before the web even existed). I remember the first time someone told me about this thing called the World Wide Web - it sounded bizarre. Back then everyone used AOL."

Ah! Bungie's hidden past is coming out. ;-)
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Whoa.Vid Boi 4/26/04 8:24 a.m.
     Re: Whoa.Vid Boi 4/26/04 8:51 a.m.
           Was Doug #4? I thought he might be #3. [no msg] *NM*Andrew Nagy 4/26/04 9:18 a.m.
           Re: Whoa.mnemesis 4/26/04 9:32 a.m.
                 Re: Whoa.Gholsbane 4/26/04 11:51 a.m.
                       Re: Whoa.mnemesis 4/26/04 12:27 p.m.
                             Re: Whoa.Yossarian 4/26/04 1:06 p.m.
                             Re: Whoa.vector40 4/26/04 3:43 p.m.
                                   Re: Whoa.Vid Boi 4/27/04 3:41 a.m.
                                         Re: Whoa.Miguel Chavez 4/27/04 5:49 a.m.
                                               Re: Whoa.Vid Boi 4/27/04 12:11 p.m.
                                   Re: Whoa.Callie21V 4/29/04 6:51 a.m.
                                         Re: Whoa.ukimalefu 4/29/04 10:27 p.m.
                                               Re: Whoa.Gholsbane 4/30/04 9:19 a.m.
                                                     Re: Whoa.•M 4/30/04 10:13 a.m.
                                               Re: Whoa.Yossarian 5/1/04 2:13 p.m.
                                                     Re: Whoa.ukimalefu 5/1/04 8:30 p.m.
                                         Re: Whoa.the Battle Cat 4/30/04 6:12 a.m.
                                               Re: Whoa.Anaphiel 4/30/04 6:46 a.m.
                                                     Re: Whoa.the Battle Cat 5/1/04 6:55 a.m.
                                                           Re: Whoa.Anaphiel 5/1/04 12:39 p.m.
                                                                 Re: Whoa.the Battle Cat 5/2/04 6:30 a.m.
                                                                       Road trip!Anaphiel 5/2/04 6:50 a.m.
                                                                             A QUEST!! *NM*the Battle Cat 5/3/04 7:00 a.m.
                                                                                   *cough* I'm a goner...Anaphiel 5/3/04 1:55 p.m.
                                                                                         Re: *cough* I'm a goner...the Battle Cat 5/4/04 6:39 a.m.
                                                                                               Re: *cough* I'm a goner...ukimalefu 5/4/04 8:04 a.m.
                                                                                                     heh!Anaphiel 5/4/04 9:01 a.m.
                                                                                                           Re: heh!the Battle Cat 5/5/04 6:25 a.m.
                                                                                                                 Re: heh!Yossarian 5/5/04 6:48 a.m.
                                                                                                                 email woesAnaphiel 5/5/04 7:59 a.m.
                                                                                                                       Re: email woesthe Battle Cat 5/6/04 6:09 a.m.
                                                                                                                 Re: heh!Vid Boi 5/6/04 4:53 a.m.
                                                                                         Re: *cough* I'm a goner...Yossarian 5/4/04 2:07 p.m.
                                                                                               Re: *cough* I'm a goner...Steve Levinson 5/5/04 6:30 a.m.
                                                                                                     Re: *cough* I'm a goner...Anaphiel 5/5/04 10:44 a.m.
                                                                       Re: Whoa.ukimalefu 5/2/04 8:38 a.m.
                             Greg's return would be a big deal! [no message] *NM*Andrew Nagy 4/26/04 6:55 p.m.
     Re: Whoa.Andrew Nagy 4/26/04 9:17 a.m.
     Re: Whoa.Jacke 4/26/04 10:01 a.m.
     Hook yourself UP!Yossarian 4/26/04 10:11 a.m.
           Re: Hook yourself UP!Bob-B-Q 4/26/04 10:35 a.m.
                 Re: Hook yourself UP!Anaphiel 4/26/04 11:02 a.m.
                       Re: Hook yourself UP!Todd 4/26/04 8:09 p.m.
                             experience is overratedAnaphiel 4/27/04 5:23 a.m.
                                   Re: experience is overratedTodd 4/27/04 12:31 p.m.
                       Re: Hook yourself UP!the Battle Cat 4/27/04 9:29 a.m.
                             Re: Hook yourself UP!Anaphiel 4/27/04 10:25 a.m.
                                   Re: Hook yourself UP!Steve Levinson 4/27/04 11:24 a.m.
                                         Re: Hook yourself UP!Yossarian 4/27/04 12:22 p.m.
                                               Re: Hook yourself UP!•M 4/27/04 12:56 p.m.
                                                     Re: Hook yourself UP!Anaphiel 4/27/04 2:18 p.m.
                                               Re: Hook yourself UP!Steve Levinson 4/29/04 8:15 a.m.
                                         Re: Hook yourself UP!Anaphiel 4/27/04 2:23 p.m.
                                   Re: Hook yourself UP!Vid Boi 4/27/04 12:17 p.m.
                                         Re: Hook yourself UP!Anaphiel 4/27/04 2:16 p.m.
           Wideload ShirtsYossarian 4/27/04 9:52 a.m.
                 Re: Wideload ShirtsVid Boi 4/27/04 12:20 p.m.
     Speculation, Pathways 2!!Mista_B 4/26/04 4:44 p.m.
           Not Pathways 2 (2000? 2005?)Andrew Nagy 4/26/04 6:21 p.m.
     The name "Wideload"...Andrew Nagy 4/26/04 6:51 p.m.

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