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Re: Google Groups shutting down for good

From	Jim Pennino <jimp@gonzo.specsol.net>
Newsgroups	sci.physics.relativity, sci.physics, sci.math
Subject	Re: Google Groups shutting down for good
Date	2023-12-17 16:20 -0800
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID	<6rf45k-imtd.ln1@gonzo.specsol.net> (permalink)
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In sci.physics Elvin Katzenelenbaum Tzelobenok <nmmt@envzbbv.ez> wrote:
> Jim Pennino wrote:
> 
>>>>> > Well, it was fun while it lasted (I started posting to Usenet in
>>>>> > 1985). -- Jan
>>>>> 
>>>>> Why do you say that? There are many newsreaders and NNTP servers in
>>>>> existence for you to use. Since you were posting in 1985, long before
>>>>> there was any such a thing as Google Groups (or even Google), you
>>>>> know this.
>>>> 
>>>> Jan is loosing it...
>>> 
>>> indeed. With the year too. He meant 1995. In 1985 were mostly Bulletin
>>> Board Systems, aka BBS. But the usenet went kaput since former
>>> dejanews,
>>> where posting needs no account, phone number etc.
>> 
>> USENET was established in 1980.
>> However the unwashed masses had limited access until the late 80's when
>> NNTP access became available and the masses were starting to get
>> Internet access. The demise of dejanews had little to no effect on
>> USENET.
> 
> it had, a search on deja was a search on usenet already. Plus interface 
> for read and post. Also, in 1985 he must have been using Commodore with 
> magnetic tapes. No usenet, no www etc. You guys are making shit up like 
> manure of a cow.

Before the late 80's USENET was distributed vi UUCP over phone lines. Most
of the USENET nodes were mainframes of one sort or another and you had
to associated with government, academia, or government contracting to
get access.

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