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From: news@ivucsb.UUCP (News Administrator <news>)
Newsgroups: news.misc
Subject: Re: Usenet: Is it 'dying'?
Summary: Just how long has it been around?
Message-ID: <266@ivucsb.UUCP>
Date: 6 Sep 88 10:11:52 GMT
References: <187@limbic.uucp> <21244@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu>
Organization: The Audio Club at UCSB, Isla Vista, California
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In article <21244@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu>, karl@triceratops.cis.ohio-state.edu (Karl Kleinpaste) writes:
> The `Death of Usenet' has been announced annually for at least the
> past 6 years, usually during summer.  Interesting that it has been
> `dying' for longer than it was `alive.'

Just how long has USENET been alive, anyway?  I just got my system linked up
a month ago.

Has anyone written a history of USENET?  Could they post it or send it to
me email?