Usenet over the years rather than Usenet now.
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Documents the ancient process to create, rename, remove, or change the moderation status of newsgroups in the Big Eight hierarchies. Currently, the management is done by the Big-8.org team. Written by Russ Allbery
Hosts articles from 1981 and 1982, which means long before the Great Renaming, for historical purposes.
What the Great Renaming was, who did it, and what hierarchies were removed and created.
Lee S. Bumgarner's concise and lively history of the 1986 renaming of Usenet groups, and other events from this period.
Links to Michael and Ronda Hauben's on-line book. Presents the history and impact of various aspects of the Net, such as the Internet, ARPANET, and Usenet. Attempts to help readers understand the origins of the Net, so they might help preserve its value throughout future developments and changes.
Shows Usenet, updated in real time as it was thirty years ago.
Brad Templeton recalls the early days of the Internet and the rise of Usenet.
(December 21, 2001)
Article on the restoration of the early Usenet articles to the archives at Google Groups. [Salon.Com]
(January 07, 2001)
Lee S. Bumgarner's concise and lively history of the 1986 renaming of Usenet groups, and other events from this period.
Shows Usenet, updated in real time as it was thirty years ago.
Hosts articles from 1981 and 1982, which means long before the Great Renaming, for historical purposes.
Documents the ancient process to create, rename, remove, or change the moderation status of newsgroups in the Big Eight hierarchies. Currently, the management is done by the Big-8.org team. Written by Russ Allbery
What the Great Renaming was, who did it, and what hierarchies were removed and created.
Links to Michael and Ronda Hauben's on-line book. Presents the history and impact of various aspects of the Net, such as the Internet, ARPANET, and Usenet. Attempts to help readers understand the origins of the Net, so they might help preserve its value throughout future developments and changes.
Brad Templeton recalls the early days of the Internet and the rise of Usenet.
(December 21, 2001)
Article on the restoration of the early Usenet articles to the archives at Google Groups. [Salon.Com]
(January 07, 2001)
