Icrontic’s community: the first decade

Lincoln 8 Aug, 2010 at 12:00am ET Article published in Life

Keith "Mortin" Whitsitt, in the room Icrontic started in

On August 8, 2000 Keith “Mortin” Whitsitt posted his first article on ApusHardware.com. Five months later, ApusHardware became Icrontic, and the rest, as they say, is history. A decade later, the community Keith started with a server in his closet still stands and several of its earliest members still grace our site.

Few communities before or after us will have the honor of celebrating 10 years together. We have watched so many members grow up, start families and careers,  and pass the many milestones that mark a life.

On this day I would like to say cheers to those that joined before I did and those that just joined this year; to those who have shared their ups and downs; to those who have spent hours, days, or years of their life supporting and contributing to this site; and to those we have lost along the way, including Keith, Bart Williams, Patrick (redoulent), and Chris (Spike09). Every one of you had a hand in this moment.

May we all be here to celebrate 10 more.

Community Comments

1. 
   8 Aug 2010 ~ 12:08am _k_ +1:jared:
2. 
   8 Aug 2010 ~ 12:46am celcho cheers guys! it's so cool to see this thing rocking on.
3. 
   8 Aug 2010 ~ 12:50am Mr-TRiot cheers to Icrontic, hope we can go another 20 years! *is getting chills reading this*
4. 
   8 Aug 2010 ~ 1:04am pigflipper Woah, that picture brings back memories. 3rd floor, Celcho's house, LAN party central.
5. 
   8 Aug 2010 ~ 1:21am Leonardo I built my first computer based in part on inspiration from Apu's Hardware/Icrontic.
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   8 Aug 2010 ~ 8:13am GnomeWizardd Its An honor to say I have been a part of the site sine Apus hardware started 10 years ago, I still cant believe its been 10 years
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   8 Aug 2010 ~ 2:23pm QCH Yeah... I was using Apus for my daily tech stories and my first PC was based on recommendations from Icrontic. I even started Fold@Home in 2002 because of Icrontic.
8. 
   8 Aug 2010 ~ 3:15pm MachineDog I think some articles/a thread is in order looking back at certain technologies we remember fondly, or how certain parts of the industry have evolved over the last 10 years.
9. 
   8 Aug 2010 ~ 3:18pm LIN Fantastic! Rock On!
   
   <3
10. 
    8 Aug 2010 ~ 3:43pm UPSLynx <3
    
    Simple words cannot express my gratitude for everything Icrontic has done for me, and what this community means to me.
    
    10, 20, 30 years more, I plan on being here until the end of things, and I hope everyone else does the same.
11. 
    8 Aug 2010 ~ 4:22pm GHoosdum I joined Icrontic shortly after it began, as it was a center of support for certain Abit motherboard models, and I've been around ever since. I'm not going away.
    
    Cheers, everyone.
12. 
    9 Aug 2010 ~ 10:09am Cliff_Forster When I met Thrax on twitter about two or so years ago, the funny thing was that Icrontic, the name was instantly familiar to me, but I was not 100% sure why? When I saw the I and the hat, I recognized it immediately.
    
    Icrontic is just one of those sites, and frankly its one of those names that stick with you. To continued health and prosperity.
13. 
    9 Aug 2010 ~ 1:39pm Winfrey Thanks for the memories everyone! Past, present, and future ;)
14. 
    9 Aug 2010 ~ 3:40pm DogSoldier :)
15. 
    9 Aug 2010 ~ 4:11pm Sledgehammer70 Icrontic is a 2nd home!
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    9 Aug 2010 ~ 8:25pm Thrax Icrontic made my life what it is today. Literally. Ten more years pls.
17. 
    10 Aug 2010 ~ 7:09am kanezfan :)
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    3 Sep 2010 ~ 8:35am CyrixInstead Here's to 10 more years guys!!
    
    ~Cyrix