by Steve Brooks <brookersteve913@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Mar 11, 2008 at 01:51 PM
ArseClown wrote:
> Eggs Zachtly <re@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> news:1ir22jkel2im9.dlg@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>> Franklin said:
>>
>>> On Thu 06 Mar 2008 00:08:14, Me.Here
>>> <my.email@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>
>>>> [OK] Franklin wrote:
>>>>> On Wed 05 Mar 2008 03:00:50, Rev. Newt Zest
>>>>> <newtzest@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Douglas - the photo boy......claims to be the creator of
>>>>>> usent way back in '89 with his BBS.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://groups.google.com.au/group/aus.photo/msg/01b383a7d3a33
>>>>>> dc3
>>>>>>
>>>>> Everyone knows Mr Bottoms created the Usenet.
>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/alt.comp.freeware/msg/
>>>>> 3bebe42b8111752b
>>>>>
>>>>> Mr Bottoms was posting to the Usenet even before it existed
>>>>> as the other posts to that thread show.
>>>> My understanding was that the Usenet evolved from FidoNet (BBS
>>>> newsgroups).
>>> I think the Usenet was originally UUCPNET and not long
>>> afterwards it agreed to exchange feeds with FidoNet.
>> Bingo.
>>
>> <rest snipped>
>>
>
> WRONG. douglas created usenet......and the internet.
>
>
>
And designed the modern space shuttle, often if he slips up with a sock
name he will tell you he was using the laptop on the shuttle. I think
that one is 'Sarina Sarin'
--
"If someone had told me in 1989 that the BBS I started would eventually
become Usenet" - Douglas
http://groups.google.com.au/group/aus.photo/msg/01b383a7d3a33dc3
