SOUP: Simple Offline USENET Packet
Defines the SOUP Format. Primarily of historic interest.
Great Renaming from Wikipedia
What the Great Renaming was, who did it, and what hierarchies were removed and created.
Old Usenet Articles
First thread after 11 Sep 2001. First mentioning of Microsoft, announcement of Linux, and many others.
The Geeks Who Saved Usenet
Article on the restoration of the early Usenet articles to the archives at Google Groups. [Salon.Com]
Interview with Brad Templeton
Brad Templeton was the founder, publisher and CEO of ClariNet the electronic news service on the Internet.
Netizens: On the History and Impact of Usenet and the Internet
Links to Michael and Ronda Hauben's on-line book. Presents the history and impact of various aspects of the Net, such as the Internet, ARPANET, and Usenet. Attempts to help readers understand the origins of the Net, so they might help preserve its value throughout future developments and changes.
USENET Software: History and Sources
A Usenet post by Gene Spafford, archived 9 February 1998 by the Institute of Information and Computing Sciences. A useful historical summary, particularly in terms of the software used for usenet.
20 Year Archive on Google Groups
Highlighted links of historically significant Usenet posts from Google Groups archive.
Meow
An eyewitness account and timeline of the start of "meowing" on usenet. Newsgroup invasions, large numbers of posts, net kooks.
I Remember Usenet
Brad Templeton recalls the early days of the Internet and the rise of Usenet.
The Great Renaming, 1985-1988
Lee S. Bumgarner's concise and lively history of the 1986 renaming of Usenet groups, and other events from this period.
Usenet creator Jim Ellis dies
News item about the death, in 2001, of Jim Ellis, who helped create Usenet.
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