Old Usenet

September 16, 2011 9:08 AM

Feeling nostalgic? olduse.net is Usenet, updated in real time as it was thirty years ago. Also available over NNTP.

The web interface is a bit wonky, see this FAQ.

posted by kmz (15 comments total)

Crap, I messed up the NNTP link, should be this.
posted by kmz at 9:16 AM on September 16, 2011

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posted by schmod at 9:23 AM on September 16, 2011 [16 favorites]

olduse.net does not support Arpanet NCP.
heh.
posted by rmd1023 at 9:34 AM on September 16, 2011

Some send me a fidonet message. I'm not sure if my forwarders are working. I'll reply when I get it next week.
posted by clvrmnky at 9:37 AM on September 16, 2011 [1 favorite]

I like the Usenet map:

                USENET Logical Map
                June 1, 1981
                !-      Uucp links                   olduse.net
                :       Berknet links                    !
                @       Arpanet links                    !
                                                 (wormhole to 2011)
                                  pdp                    !
                    (Misc)         ! (NC)       (Misc)   !
           decvax sii  reed  phs--unc--grumpy  duke34  utzoo  cincy teklabs
              ! !  !    !     !    !             !       !      !      !
              ! +--+----+-----+-+--+-------------+-------+------+      !
              !                 !                                      !
              !               duke                                     !
              !                 !                                      !
              !          +------+---+-----------------------+--------+ !
              !          !          !                       !        ! !
     ucbopt   !  hocsr--mhtsa----research   mh135a        harpo-----chico
        :     !          !  !                  !
     ucbcory  !          ! eagle    ihnss   vax135  (Bell Labs)
  (UCB) :     !          !  !        !         !
     ucbvax--++----------+--+--+-----+--+------+--------+
        :    @                 !        !               ! (Silicon Valley)
     ucbarpa @      (UCSD) sdcsvax      !             menlo70--hao
        :    @     sdcattb-----+        !             !    !
     ucbonyx @                 +-----ucsfcgl        sytek sri-unix
             @     phonlab-----+
         cca-unix           sdcarl

[emphasis added]

posted by grouse at 9:43 AM on September 16, 2011 [2 favorites]

I thought about subscribing, but then I realized that having to read all the old flamewars without being able to join in could probably kill a person.
posted by DU at 9:43 AM on September 16, 2011 [8 favorites]

Wow. The stuff going on at the bottom is just horrible. I mean, don't even attempt to read it. Just horrible racist and woman hating stuff.... particularly about MeFi mods......
posted by lattiboy at 9:52 AM on September 16, 2011

Wow, that shared terminal is sort of upsetting.
posted by OverlappingElvis at 9:55 AM on September 16, 2011

yeah, read-only flame wars can be frustrating. although, apropos of this thread i could go watch early instances of women being told to "lighten up" on soc.women. well, in a few years, at least. i forget when the net.* broke out into heirarchies. 1984-ish?
posted by rmd1023 at 9:55 AM on September 16, 2011 [1 favorite]

Wow, that shared terminal is sort of upsetting.

You can say that again.
posted by demiurge at 10:04 AM on September 16, 2011

Break out the Telebit Trailblazers, we've got almost 10 megs to download!!!
posted by tommasz at 10:08 AM on September 16, 2011 [1 favorite]

I thought about subscribing, but then I realized that having to read all the old flamewars without being able to join in could probably kill a person.

I don't know, it might just be relaxing.
posted by Philosopher Dirtbike at 10:29 AM on September 16, 2011

Will someone please tell me if I should be enjoying this or not...
posted by seanmpuckett at 11:11 AM on September 16, 2011

Oh for my halcyon days of youth, when I actually believed that lack of moderation was a feature.
posted by Zed at 12:18 PM on September 16, 2011

You mean it isn't?
posted by Justinian at 12:45 AM on September 17, 2011