The Makes-Things Fund For Abused Technology, usually abbreviated to MTFFAT, was first mentioned by JulyFlame on the PPC Board. Several other Boarders thought it an interesting idea, so a message was sent to Techno-Dann in DoSAT, asking him to set it up. Dann, already fairly busy, especially with the aftermath of two consecutive invasions, caught the first nearby agent to help him out. This agent proved to be Tyler, a new recruit who had not yet been assigned anywhere and was therefore given the full-time job of running the Fund.