Welcome! The Ninth-Bit Data Cafe is a place to share and request data of any kind.

SHARE allows you to post files for people to download.

REQUEST allows you to ask for a file. You can also upload a file to be rewarded to the user who delivers you your requested file.

Please abide by the following rules:
- Treat others kindly and respectfully
- Do not share harmful or illegal files

The Ninth Bit Data Cafe supports Pocket-Box communication!

Pocket - a handheld/wearable local-communication computer

Box - a stationary online-communication computer

Here's how to use it:

1. Choose your desired action (either UPLOAD or DOWNLOAD)

2. On the TRANSFER screen, plug your Pocket into the Box using its integrated linking wire and transfer your file to the correct device

3. Once the TRANSFER is complete, unplug your Pocket

In the late nineties, while the Internet was still in its infancy, society was facing a dilemma: should the Internet begin to allow wireless communication? After much consideration and deliberation, a consensus was reached on New Year's Eve of 1999: the Internet would remain wired-only. To many people, the decision seemed utterly absurd. Wouldn't more convenient access to the Internet be a good thing?

In theory, yes. But, in preparation for the decision, researchers studied the effects that instantaneous, unrestricted Internet access could have on society. The control group continued to access the Internet from their personal computers, or what we now know as Boxes. The test group, however, was given devices now known as ProtoPockets, essentially Pockets with wireless online communication capabilities. After a lengthy test period, they found that members of the test group began to isolate themselves from their usual contacts, and their online presence grew increasingly unkind and erratic.

However, society still recognized the importance and potential utility of portable computers. Thus, the Pocket-Box computer ecosystem was created. What were previously known as personal computers were redubbed as Boxes. Additionally, the Pocket, a wired successor to the ProtoPocket, was introduced. People could collect and transport data, files, and programs using their Pockets, but the Internet remained accessible only from Boxes. To help aid people communicate and share data with one another, data cafes began to spring up, with my very own among one of the first.

That brings us to the current day! There are still quite a few problems left to iron out, but overall, the Pocket-Box system and data cafes have been a huge success. By using my website, you're contributing to the evolution of the Internet. I hope you'll help me in my mission to make it a kinder place!

- Michael