Winter:  Our Winter 1991-92 cover is a bit baffling to us today and we can only guess at some of the allusions presented in it.

In the first of a trio of images, we see Russian people pulling down huge cameras while a big red door leads to the Internet.  This was right when the Soviet Union was dissolving and crowds were pulling down statues of former leaders.  (At the time, we were even offering free subscriptions to anyone in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.)

In this image, the camera is the statue and the people were beginning to dismantle their surveillance state.

The next picture appears to show Chinese ping-pong players (possibly preparing for the 1992 Olympics) pointing to a sign that reads "Three Islands One Mile."  We believe this is a reference to a dispute between the Soviet Union and China over some islands that was in the news then.  It's also a fun reference to Three Mile Island.

The other side of the big red door to the Internet appears here as well.

The final image appears to be near the Citicorp Center in New York City where police are guarding the entrance.  This is a reference to our own surveillance and intimidation tactics.

An eye peers down from a billboard and a door in an office building leads to the Internet, and a common connection between all three places.  The sky is bright red and a sign between the United States and China says "WE" with an arrow pointing either way, a reference to West and East as well as people working together ("we") to fight the images seen here.

The minicover is a dig at the Olympics and their powerful grip on the word itself.  We put an image there with the five rings and the words "Support Olympic Hackers!" just to rattle their cage a bit.