▁ 2 0 0 0 s , ▁Sk r enta ▁head ed ▁the ▁startup ▁company ▁Ble k ko ▁Inc , ▁which ▁was ▁an ▁Internet ▁search ▁engine . ▁Ble k ko ▁received ▁early ▁invest ment ▁support ▁from ▁Marc ▁Andre essen ▁and ▁began ▁public ▁beta ▁testing ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁IBM ▁acquired ▁both ▁the ▁Ble k ko ▁company ▁and ▁search ▁engine ▁for ▁their ▁Watson ▁computer ▁system . ▁ ▁Sk r enta ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁V MS ▁Mon ster , ▁an ▁old ▁M UD ▁for ▁V MS . ▁V MS ▁Mon ster ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁insp iration ▁for ▁T iny M UD . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁role ▁in ▁developing ▁T ASS , ▁an ▁ancest or ▁of ▁tin , ▁the ▁popular ▁thread ed ▁U sen et ▁news reader ▁for ▁Unix ▁systems . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Ble k ko ▁D MO Z ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Sk r enta . com ▁ ▁Category : American ▁computer ▁program mers ▁Category : M UD ▁developers ▁Category : 1 9 6 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : N orth western ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁M t . ▁Leb anon , ▁Pennsylvania ▁Category : D MO Z ▁ ▁sv : Rich ▁Sk r enta <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Lost ▁Tre asure ▁of ▁the ▁Kn ights ▁Tem pl ar ▁() ▁is ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Dan ish