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• Computers: Internet: History  (107)

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.

Great Renaming from Wikipedia - - What the Great Renaming was, who did it, and what hierarchies were removed and created.

Meow - - An eyewitness account and timeline of the start of "meowing" on usenet. Newsgroup invasions, large numbers of posts, net kooks.

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.

Old Usenet Articles - - First thread after 11 Sep 2001. First mentioning of Microsoft, announcement of Linux, and many others.

SOUP: Simple Offline USENET Packet - - Defines the SOUP Format. Primarily of historic interest.

Usenet creator Jim Ellis dies - - News item about the death, in 2001, of Jim Ellis, who helped create Usenet.

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.

I Remember Usenet - - Brad Templeton recalls the early days of the Internet and the rise of Usenet. (December 21, 2001)

The Geeks Who Saved Usenet - - Article on the restoration of the early Usenet articles to the archives at Google Groups. [Salon.Com] (January 7, 2001)

Interview with Brad Templeton - - Brad Templeton was the founder, publisher and CEO of ClariNet the electronic news service on the Internet. (February, 1996)