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Long before memes and hashtags, Usenet was the place for sharing ideas online.

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Remembering Usenet - The OG Social Network that Existed Even Before the World Wide Web

Before Facebook, before MySpace and even before the Word Wide Web, there existed Usenet. From LOL to Linux, we owe a lot to Usenet.
Bill Dyer (It's FOSS)
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Ricardo Martín
Ricardo Martín
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Missing the days when the concept of netiquette was a thing
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georgebmillion.com
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i've used usenet for such a long time, it's wonderful, thank you yahoo groups... ❤ binary archives the original pirated material
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#History #books about #uucp and #usenet are not in good shape due to heavy use and 30 yrs of age. ( as like me🤔) However this O’Reilly nutshell really kept well . Today I learned (#TIL) that the author is a woman Grace Todino who wrote also the famous nutshell book Unix for beginners .
A vintage book titled "Using UUCP and Usenet" by Tadgh Dougherty is positioned next to a computer monitor and keyboard on a desk. The book cover features a drawing of a ram. The monitor displays no content, and the surrounding area
A spiral-bound notebook page displaying flowcharts related to UUCP (Unix-to-Unix Copy Protocol) and Usenet, outlining status messages, device selection, establishing connections, and potential issues in the process. The background shows a dark surface, possibly a
The image is a close-up of the cover and a few pages of a handbook titled "Using UUCP and Usenet" by Grace Todino, published by O'Reilly & Associates. It discusses communication between UNIX and non-UNIX systems,
#books #history #til #usenet #uucp
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