Chalisti

Chalisti was the first German-language electronic magazine. It was first published on September 26, 1989, and was released irregularly until its 22nd issue on October 3, 1993.

The name refers to the apple inscribed with "Kallisti" ("to the fairest"), which the Greek goddess of chaos and discord, Eris, threw into a gathering of Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite, sparking a conflict. The alteration of the name to Chalisti was intended to emphasize a closer association with the concept of "chaos" rather than "discord."

Chalisti was published by the Chaos Computer Club (CCC). Its editorial office was located in Oldenburg (Lower Saxony, Germany) and, alongside Datenschleuder, became a significant publication medium for CCC activists. Its content covered topics such as computer networks, data privacy, data security, operating systems, and net politics.

Most of the content was contributed by independent authors, with additional material from the editorial team, which curated and processed contributions from computer networks. The editorial team also regularly reported on the Chaos Communication Congress and the CeBIT trade fair. Contributions from its sister editorial team, Die Datenschleuder, were also utilized.

The original magazine was distributed exclusively electronically via networks such as EARN/BITNET, UUCP-based networks (Subnet, Dnet), Geonet, as well as telephone-based bulletin board systems like FidoNet, MausNet, Z-Net, and other computer networks of the time. As a result, Chalisti articles often served as a basis for network-based discussions about the topics introduced in the magazine.

The imprint of Chalisti was prefaced by a modified quote from the historical preamble to the German Basic Law, describing the magazine's objectives:

"All of humanity remains called upon to complete the unity and freedom of the global village through free self-determination."