Primatechpaper.com
| Primatechpaper.com | |
|---|---|
 Mr. Bennet gives Mohinder a business card with Primatech Paper Co.'s website and phone number. | |
| First reference: | Godsend |
Primatechpaper.com is the real life website for the fictional Primatech Paper Co.
About
Godsend
The website address and the phone number (1-800-PRIMA16) appear on a business card that Mr. Bennet gives to Mohinder Suresh. He claims there is an access code on the back of the card.
Heroes360
To the unsuspecting public, the website appears to be a simple company profile of the Primatech Paper Co., with a simple Job Opportunities inquiry section.
Part 1: Registration
To use the system:
- Call the phone number 1-800-PRIMA16 (1-800-774-6816)
- At the main menu, select option 3 (Personnel) and listen to the message. At this point, the user is given a passcode MT36.
- Visit the primatechpaper.com web site
- Click the "Jobs" button (link)
- Enter the passcode
- Fill out the contact information form
An analysis of the page reveals that your answers to the 7 questions are evaluated to give you a code between 1 and 3. The algorithm used ranks every answer as either 1, 2, or 3, and then works out which one you answered most often. Thus it is a very basic form of personality test.
The answers are typed as follows:
| Question | Type 1 | Type 2 | Type 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| If you work at a store and see a woman steal a can of soup to feed her family, would you: | Inform the store manager | Pay for it yourself | Ignore it |
| If you see a turtle lying upside-down on its shell in the middle of the road, you: | Run over it | Take it to safety | Avoid it |
| How do you reach conclusions? | Research | Logic | Emotion |
| How often do you put yourself above others? | Only if it benefits me | Always | Never |
| Are you fueled by: | Money | Passion | Routine |
| At a party, you are: | An eavesdropper | A gracious host | The center of attention |
| In stressful situations, you react by: | Emulating proven leaders | Taking charge | Avoiding it |
Any type value can be obtained by simply selecting 4 or more answers in that type's column. It seems that "Type 1" would be most like Mr. Bennet's personality. "Type 2" represents a determined (but just) personality like Mohinder Suresh. "Type 3" represents a non-confrontational conformist personality.
Filling out the form will initiate an email like the following:
From: Primatech Paper <no-reply@primatechpaper.com>
Subject: Important Message from Primatech Paper
Thank you for your interest in Primatech Paper. We will be in contact once we evaluate your application.
... The Response
On January 25, 2007, people who submitted their applications received an email like the following:
Subject: Important Message from Primatech Paper
Thank you for your interest in Primatech Paper and taking the time to complete our employee application.
As our company continues to grow, we are always on the lookout for sharp-minded people to help pave the way for the future.
Please retain this email for your records. A Primatech Paper representative will be contacting you in a few weeks with the next steps.
You've received this update because you subscribed to it while visiting www.PrimatechPaper.com.
To unsubscribe, click on the following link: unsubscribe me
***Please allow 3 to 5 business days for your unsubscribe request to take effect.***
You may also unsubscribe by mail. Send your request including your name and e-mail address to:
Primatech Paper "Unsubscribe", 100 Universal City Plaza, Bldg. 1360 2nd Floor, Universal City, CA 91608
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Part 2: Hana Gitelman Makes Contact
On January 29, 2007, after the airing of The Fix, those who applied to the website received the following email:
From: Primatech Paper <no-reply@primatechpaper.com>
Subject: more than paper... much more
Want to try to get into his files too? Go to primatechpaper.com,
find the helix hidden in the logo on the 'About us' page.
Enter the username bennet and password claire. The password to
get into my file is HGghx11a. Get 2 know me.
Alternative 1: Users browsing on an Internet enabled cellular phone:
- Go to the "About Us" page of the Primatech Paper WAP site.
- Click on the small Primatech Logo and it redirects to this info page. The current message says:
I'm in and u shud b 2 Go online to Primatech.com when you get home. Find helix on About Us page. Username: bennet Password: claire. Get to know them thru me. HGghx11a. Talk again soon
Alternative 2: Users who signed up for text messaging will receive the following message:
I'm in & so r u. Go to primatechpaper.com, find helix, key to rabbit hole: Username: bennet Password: claire Get 2 know me: HGghx11a. Mre 2 come
... Hacking Mr. Bennet's Tasks
Navigate to the PrimatechPaper.com About page and mouse over the Primatech logo (it will have the symbol mixed into the image). Clicking the logo brings up a prompt. Enter "bennet" as the user and "claire" as the password as directed and you are taken to an assignment tracker page with 4 available folder choices:
| Folder | Username | Password | Enhanced Human |
|---|---|---|---|
| C001 | bennet | HGghx11a | Hana Gitelman |
| C002 | |||
| C003 | |||
| C004 | bennet | GGeh81zu | Gabriel Gray |
- The passwords start with the initials of the person about whom the profile in the folder is provided (as in, "HG" for Hana, and "GG" for Gabriel).
- No information currently exists for folders 2 and 3. If the user accesses the folder and fails to enter the correct password, an access violation message is generated indicating the user's IP address is logged.
... Folder Contents
The first folder consists of a dossier for Hana, including several photos, Hana's Mossad psychological profile, and a medical diagram. In the fourth folder is a dossier for Sylar including a medical chart with GGeh81zu in the corner. This code can also be found on Hana's profile by combining all the blue letters in her text.
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Hana's dossier, with medical chart -
Hana's medical chart -
A photo of Hana, from her dossier -
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Sylar's dossier, with medical chart -
Medical Chart for Sylar, taken from the fourth link, C004.
Notes
- The Heroes360 promotional site should not be confused with primatechpaper.org, a parody-laden Heroes fansite.
- The Careers page on http://www.primatechpaper.com/wap gives users the option of signing up for updates. Doing so redirects to this page.
- The official Heroes site on NBC has an ad for Primatech paper promoting the toll free number 1-800-Prima16.
Trivia
- The questions asked of job applicants are the same questions asked of replicants in the Ridley Scott movie Blade Runner. The questions are used to distinguish real humans from the artificially engineered humans by overloading their emotional response.
- The domain primatechpaper.com was registered on October 31st, 2006. The registrant is listed as "Heroes", with Heroes writer and script co-ordinator Oliver Grigsby listed as the administrative contact. The website is hosted on the same server as NBC.com. As of January 10, 2007, the registrant was changed to General Electric Company, Internet Registrations.
Fan Theories
Please refer to Theory:Primatechpaper.com for fan-created theories and other speculation.