Stephen King Code
a.k.a. a.b.s-k Geek Code, alt.books.stephen-king Geek Code
Author: Jon Skeet
Date:
Tags: #fan
The Stephen King Code (a.b.s-k geek code) is for fans of author Stephen
King, particularly in the
newsgroup alt.books.stephen-king.
Example
DS+ BB- TH-- FP+ NS+ SC+½ ND+ SL DZ++ !CJ DH½ NT ST+ D1 D2 D3 ED½ IT+ IN++ CA-¼ CH MI+ TK-½ TA+ SH-- FI+ !CY GG++½ PS DC++ RM++++ DE+ RG+½ GM+ P++ R++ OT F N+ DK++ sk+½ ps+ dk- ar+ C++½ I++ GO-- VI+++++ OR- ot++
Details
Inspirations (1):
Found on:
- alt.books.stephen-king (newsgroup)
Linked from:
- At least 80 signature codes (more info)
- Critter Code (archived 2001-10-27, more info)
Articles and pages:
- absk FAQ - Describes absk Geek Code in FAQ #23
Added to sig.codes:
2025-02-15
Known versions
Untitled version ():
- Specification: alt.books.stephen-king (canonical)
- Specification: jonskeet.uk (canonical)
- Specification: www.yoda.arachsys.com (canonical, archived 1999-10-08)
- Decoder: sig.codes (main)
Timeline
| Details | Date | Detail | Relationship | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Geek Code 0.1 (inspiration) | Geek Code 0.1 | inspiration | ||||
Geek Code 0.2 (inspiration) | Geek Code 0.2 | inspiration | ||||
Geek Code 0.3 (inspiration) | Geek Code 0.3 | inspiration | ||||
Geek Code 1.0.1 (inspiration) | Geek Code 1.0.1 | inspiration | ||||
Geek Code 2.0 (inspiration) | Geek Code 2.0 | inspiration | ||||
Geek Code 2.1 (inspiration) | Geek Code 2.1 | inspiration | ||||
Geek Code 3.0 (inspiration) | Geek Code 3.0 | inspiration | ||||
Geek Code 3.1 (inspiration) | Geek Code 3.1 | inspiration | ||||
Geek Code 3.12 (inspiration) | Geek Code 3.12 | inspiration | ||||
Stephen King Code |