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Great points in Usenet history

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the wasn't-it-cool-when dept.

no_nicks_available writes "An article on The Register points to some of the highlights of Usenet history. " First mention of Microsoft, GNU, Madonna, the Compact Disc, and more. It's worth a look if only to read the first kibo post to alt.religion.kibology.

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  1. Duh! by mwalker · · Score: 4, Informative

    But they forgot the most important one!

    first post to mention Slashdot.

    First post to mention Slashdot.org

    The fools!

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  2. Re:Star Wars - Episode 6 by emerson · · Score: 5, Informative

    That address almost assuredly -doesn't- work these days, but since that's Randal L. Schwartz of Perl fame and Intel-prosecution infamy, I'm guessing you can track him down pretty easily....

  3. Re:Should USENET be considered as historic value? by KingSchlong · · Score: 3, Informative

    Try here.

  4. Re:SPISPOPD by FFFish · · Score: 3, Informative

    Is this it?

    Try this, too.

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  5. Kibology by stox · · Score: 4, Informative

    Kibology predates alt.religion.kibology by quite some time. Find the first postings to alt.religion.subgenius, for a true beginning. James "Kibo" Perry was quite a presence back then, along with the legendary Henry Spencer from utzoo.

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  6. Re:An Excellent Resource by Plutor · · Score: 5, Informative

    Nice troll, that's not the link to the first Slashdot mention of Google. If the moderators would pay attention and do their job, they'd notice its something completely different.

    This is the link you're looking for.

  7. Re:Star Wars - Episode 6 by merlyn · · Score: 5, Informative
    Not that email address. But yes, at least a dozen people have already written me with comments.

    I don't find that post as interesting as a slightly earlier post I made, which I claim is the first announcement on Usenet of a remotely exploitable security hole.

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