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BowieNet (1998)
Dial-up from David Bowie himself, with chat rooms he dropped into unannounced.
- Cost
- 2 RAM
- Power
- 4
- Rarity
- Common
- Family
- Tech
- Era
- Boom (1995 to 1998)
- Collection
- Dead Links
What it does
No ability.
No ability, just Power. Sometimes that's all a homepage needs.
It costs 2 RAM to play and brings 4 Power to its lane. You get 1 RAM in round 1, 2 in round 2, and so on.
Tech cards bend the rules: more RAM, cheaper cards and patches that weaken the other side.
The site, in 1998
David Bowie's own internet service provider and members' site, offering dial-up access, a davidbowie.com email address, exclusive recordings and chat rooms.
Launched in September 1998 for $19.95 a month, it peaked at about 100,000 customers. On 21 September 1999 Bowie released Hours there first, making him the first major artist to put out a whole album as a download.
In 1998: Opened in September; people already online through another provider could join the site alone for $5.95.
Boom era, 1995 to 1998. Netscape, frames, hit counters and animated envelopes. Everyone had a homepage, and every homepage was under construction.
Dead Links: Gone, but not forgotten. Mostly forgotten.
Pixel tribute by dub3, after the 1998 page.
Put it on your site
Run BowieNet, or just remember it fondly? Here's its button, 88 by 31 like it's 1998. Paste this into your page:
In the game, this pixel page loads the way it did in 1998, then plays a short scene. Want BowieNet in your deck? Make a free account and open some packs, or try a match first. No sign-up needed for that.
