Google walks us down memory lane

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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I know this isn’t a new link, but I hadn’t seen it before:

http://www.google.com/googlegroups/archive_announce_20.html

It’s really interesting to see how people first related to things. Particularly interesting in light of the SARS epidemic, is the first postings about AIDS.

I also like the guys optimism/ pessism about when the Star Wars episodes will come out.

Can anyone here come up with more “first” posts on Usenet?

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From the Star Wars post in June of 1982:

Dream on, brother…

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Here’s the first post mentioning DVD’s (although the poster doesn’t really seem to believe they’ll come out):

Re: Workstations that can record/play realtime video

Here’s another early one

And one more

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The first post mentioning Cecil

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The first mention of Monica Lewinsky

An interesting first mention of Saddam (and his longevity)

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First mention of Palm Pilot

Frist mention of Jar Jar Binks

This is not just a bump. I actually enjoy this thread. And if I’m the only one posting, well then, it’s my own private party thread. So there.

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That’s a nifty meander, there, curwin. And a reminder that our posts here are somewhat timeless.