Subject: Usent history (was Re: This tiny gold crystal could bring quantum technology out of the deep freeze)

Jeroen Belleman <jeroen@nospam.please> writes:

On 9/6/26 04:42, Kragen Javier Sitaker wrote:

I think you have forgotten Bandygrams. There was never a time when
everyone on Usenet was polite and reasonable. Knowledgeable, maybe.
Kragen

Since when do you know of usenet?

I first posted to Usenet in 01992, but Bandygrams were in the early
01980s. For a number of years, it was possible to read early Usenet via DejaNews and then Google Groups, but that does not work well anymore, so
if you missed out on reading early 80s Usenet, it may be quite a while
before you find out what a Bandygram is.

Kragen

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Subject: Re: Usent history (was Re: This tiny gold crystal could bring quantum technology out of the deep freeze)

On 06/09/2026 10:08 PM, Kragen Javier Sitaker wrote:

Jeroen Belleman <jeroen@nospam.please> writes:

On 9/6/26 04:42, Kragen Javier Sitaker wrote:

I think you have forgotten Bandygrams. There was never a time when
everyone on Usenet was polite and reasonable. Knowledgeable, maybe.
Kragen

Since when do you know of usenet?

I first posted to Usenet in 01992, but Bandygrams were in the early

Is this octal 01992? How do you have nines in octal numbers?

01980s. For a number of years, it was possible to read early Usenet via DejaNews and then Google Groups, but that does not work well anymore, so
if you missed out on reading early 80s Usenet, it may be quite a while
before you find out what a Bandygram is.

Kragen

I believe I first posted to Usenet in the early 00s, but probably knew
about it in the late 90s, just didn't have internet at home. By the
time I first entered university, I guess I used the university's access
to Usenet, which has probably been shut down since.

Later on, I used the ISP Usenet access, which I guess is also gone, but
then I've moved countries since, and now use a commercial Usenet access
because ISPs no longer provide this service -- or at least, I've never
seen any ISP advertise it here, nor have I checked.

Point being, Usenet used to be a standard offering of ISPs where I came
from, but isn't anymore, and certainly isn't standard here.


Best wishes, and happy Usenet!
--
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Subject: Re: Usent history (was Re: This tiny gold crystal could bring quantum technology out of the deep freeze)

On 9/6/26 07:08, Kragen Javier Sitaker wrote:

Jeroen Belleman <jeroen@nospam.please> writes:

On 9/6/26 04:42, Kragen Javier Sitaker wrote:

I think you have forgotten Bandygrams. There was never a time when
everyone on Usenet was polite and reasonable. Knowledgeable, maybe.
Kragen

Since when do you know of usenet?

I first posted to Usenet in 01992, but Bandygrams were in the early
01980s. For a number of years, it was possible to read early Usenet via DejaNews and then Google Groups, but that does not work well anymore, so
if you missed out on reading early 80s Usenet, it may be quite a while
before you find out what a Bandygram is.

Supposedly Google picked up all the posts from DejaNews,

Craig - you might think you can't win, because no sooner do you offer
this great service than we start pointing out problems, but, again,
thank you!

The way usenet is going this will probably soon be archive-only, because
I see groups dropping out one by one.



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Subject: Re: Usent history (was Re: This tiny gold crystal could bring quantum technology out of the deep freeze)

On 9/6/26 16:08, Kragen Javier Sitaker wrote:

Jeroen Belleman <jeroen@nospam.please> writes:

On 9/6/26 04:42, Kragen Javier Sitaker wrote:

I think you have forgotten Bandygrams. There was never a time when
everyone on Usenet was polite and reasonable. Knowledgeable, maybe.
Kragen

Since when do you know of usenet?

I first posted to Usenet in 01992, but Bandygrams were in the early
01980s. For a number of years, it was possible to read early Usenet via DejaNews and then Google Groups, but that does not work well anymore, so
if you missed out on reading early 80s Usenet, it may be quite a while
before you find out what a Bandygram is.

Kragen

I discovered usenet in 1983 or so. I still remember the kremvax
prank. I'd never heard of bandygrams, so it must have been some
niche phenomenon. Not that it matters.

Usenet people *were* polite and benevolent in those days. It didn't
last very long, is true. Even 'rn' had a kill file.

Jeroen Belleman

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