Classic Usenet

r/ClassicUsenet • u/Parker51MKII • 17d ago

ADMIN r/ClassicUsenet seeking an additional moderator

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r/ClassicUsenet • u/Parker51MKII • 11d ago

HISTORY "Casual cyberdiscourse was definitely at its most high-quality point in the '90s with Usenet, compared to today. No, not even forums in the '00s can compare."

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r/ClassicUsenet • u/Parker51MKII • 1d ago

HISTORY What was the Soviet internet like if it existed in any form before the collapse? Just university students/professors exchanging e-mail officially or did any kind of internet equivalent culture exist like the BBS or Usenet internet cultures in America?

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r/ClassicUsenet • u/Parker51MKII • 21h ago

FANDOM What are some of the oldest fandoms on the internet

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r/ClassicUsenet • u/Parker51MKII • 21h ago

HISTORY What old boards/forums do you remember wasting time on?

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r/ClassicUsenet • u/Parker51MKII • 1d ago

THEORY Do you ever get tired of answering the same questions over and over again? (Meta)

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r/ClassicUsenet • u/Parker51MKII • 1d ago

TECHNICAL Rec.radio.cb Frequently Asked Questions

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r/ClassicUsenet • u/Parker51MKII • 2d ago

TECHNICAL Building an AmigaOS Development Environment in 2026

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r/ClassicUsenet • u/Parker51MKII • 2d ago

ADMIN I'm 50 next year. How old is the oldest sysadmin on here?

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r/ClassicUsenet • u/Parker51MKII • 2d ago

HUMOR READING: Jo Walton (1998): "The Lurkers Support Me in Email"

braddelong.substack.com

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r/ClassicUsenet • u/Parker51MKII • 2d ago

THEORY Think someone is lying to you? A veteran detective says never call them out—do this instead

fastcompany.com

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r/ClassicUsenet • u/Parker51MKII • 2d ago

HUMOR r/usenet claiming that it's not about streaming reminds me of head shops with signs prominently posted in front of their glass pipes saying "for tobacco use only"

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r/ClassicUsenet • u/Parker51MKII • 2d ago

TECHNICAL I just reorganized and labeled my components

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r/ClassicUsenet • u/Parker51MKII • 2d ago

TECHNICAL How did you manage to get your first professional job in the IT field?

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r/ClassicUsenet • u/Parker51MKII • 3d ago

FANDOM "Its fun to rewatch a 90s show like Star Trek: TNG and read along the usenet posts people were making. Problem is, they all subconsciously wrote in a reviewer register and come across as kind of pompous and self-important."

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r/ClassicUsenet • u/Parker51MKII • 4d ago

OBITUARY "In the early days of Internet social media, we had Usenet. I met Jeff Batten on the rec.climbing forum. Batten was a world class troll and he gave me so many LOLs and ROFLs, I had to meet him. He and his wife met my wife and I at Joshua Tree and had some fun climbing, ..."

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r/ClassicUsenet • u/Parker51MKII • 4d ago

ADMIN "Shouldn't a second RFD's new contents instead be a summary of discussion about the proposal on uk.net.news.config since the first RFD (both pro and con), and any changes to the proposal based on that discussion, ..."

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r/ClassicUsenet • u/Parker51MKII • 4d ago

HUMOR Death Station 9000 (comp.lang.c)

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r/ClassicUsenet • u/Parker51MKII • 4d ago

TECHNICAL Ben Pfaff: C Frequent Answers (comp.lang.c)

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r/ClassicUsenet • u/Parker51MKII • 4d ago

TECHNICAL Radio Hobbyist's Designbook by K6LHA (rec.radio.amateur.moderated, 2016)

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r/ClassicUsenet • u/Parker51MKII • 5d ago

OBITUARY Reformed Theological Seminary Mourns the Loss of Professor Emeritus Dr. James “Jim” Hurley (rec.ponds.moderated Moderator, 2007-2015)

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r/ClassicUsenet • u/Parker51MKII • 5d ago

TECHNICAL What modem speed did you start your internet journey with?

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r/ClassicUsenet • u/Parker51MKII • 5d ago

FANDOM Found this gem going through some old Usenet forums. Thought someone here would get a kick out of some guy's opinion 32 years ago (comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg, 1994)

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r/ClassicUsenet • u/Parker51MKII • 5d ago

FANDOM The Flintstones - 1994

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r/ClassicUsenet • u/Parker51MKII • 5d ago

TECHNICAL gzip is 33 years old, tar is 47

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