Popmartijn
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Hello,
I was just checking Google Groups (http://groups.google.com) to see if the newsgroup archives were already updated (I think Google does it every three hours). Apparently not, so I decided to do some random surfing.
The front page mentions that Google has now acquired all the Usenet archives, dating back to 1981! So I decided to check it out. They have made a page with links to some nice/important/funny postings and some of those are great! OK, it is nice to see the first post ever on Usenet, although that one is not very interesting. Funnier is the review of the first IBM PC:
(Hmm, $4,500. I wonder what kind of computer I get for that today)
Or what about this one, the post with the first mention of Star Wars Episode 6 (Revenge of the Jedi):
(I wonder what would have happened should he know now what he was fearing then. 1997?)
OK, that's all I've read for now. As I still got too much time for myself I'm going to see if there are more funny hindsight posts.
C ya!
Marty
P.S. The link for those interested is: http://www.google.com/googlegroups/archive_announce_20.html
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People criticize me but I know it's not the end
I try to kick the truth, not just to make friends
Spearhead - People In Tha Middle
I was just checking Google Groups (http://groups.google.com) to see if the newsgroup archives were already updated (I think Google does it every three hours). Apparently not, so I decided to do some random surfing.
The front page mentions that Google has now acquired all the Usenet archives, dating back to 1981! So I decided to check it out. They have made a page with links to some nice/important/funny postings and some of those are great! OK, it is nice to see the first post ever on Usenet, although that one is not very interesting. Funnier is the review of the first IBM PC:
1981-08-18 06:45:52 PST
The thing is totally modular; even the I/O cards are separate! For $ 1,565 you get a keyboard and logic unit with 16K RAM and a Basic interpreter in 40K ROM. A cassette interface is built in, I think; but no diskette or monitor at this price -- you use your TV set. Of course you can add one or two minidiskettes, lots more memory (16-64k increments), a B&W monitor (no color monitor was mentioned), RS-232C interface card, matrix printer, a joystick/paddle interface (but you have to buy somebody else's joysticks and paddles); and maybe the kitchen sink. A "business configuration" with 64K, dual diskettes, printer, and "color graphics" goes for about $ 4,500.
(Hmm, $4,500. I wonder what kind of computer I get for that today)
Or what about this one, the post with the first mention of Star Wars Episode 6 (Revenge of the Jedi):
1982-06-08 22:53:31 PST
The release date for us humans that want to see it is still the summer of 1983. I guess it takes that long to score all the music, do all the film-editing, prepare all the promo material, and all that junk.
I wish Lucas & Co. would get the thing going a little faster. I can't really imagine waiting until 1997 to see all nine parts of the Star Wars series.
(I wonder what would have happened should he know now what he was fearing then. 1997?)
OK, that's all I've read for now. As I still got too much time for myself I'm going to see if there are more funny hindsight posts.
C ya!
Marty
P.S. The link for those interested is: http://www.google.com/googlegroups/archive_announce_20.html
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People criticize me but I know it's not the end
I try to kick the truth, not just to make friends
Spearhead - People In Tha Middle