Robert MacKnight and Brooks Carter met at boarding school in 1983. Robert would head to Athens, GA in 1986 after graduating from high school and Brooks would do the same a year later in 1987. They met Jeff Matthews through a friend and the Jackonuts 1.0 was born. Sometime around 1990, fearing she might wonder off into the wasteland, Laura Carter was invited to join the Jackonuts 2.0. Mayhem ensued for the next few years until 1994 when Jackonuts 2.0 accidentally had the plug kicked out of the wall socket. Jackonuts 1.1 has been in beta for the last 28 years.