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Look at all the parts of the Internet today that don't make any money. Now imagine that is the only part there is. Lots of IRC chats, BBSes, newsgroups, email,
by Apreche 8y ago
Look at all the parts of the Internet today that don't make any money. Now imagine that is the only part there is. Lots of IRC chats, BBSes, newsgroups, email, MUDs, FTP, fan sites, and sharing of software. Lots and lots of text. What few images, and later video/audio, there were was very low quality. Try the wayback machine and you can at least see the old web even though it would be harder to see the other old parts.
- u801e 8y agoYou can see at least some of the old parts of usenet via Google Groups.
- asjo 8y agoOr you can follow usenet 30 years delayed on https://olduse.net/ https://olduse.net/ (also available via nntp).
- dwd 8y agoUsenet was awesome back in '89-92. Best place to find interesting new music and bands. Also miss some of the funny quirky spots like alt.religion.kibology
- u801e 8y agoI didn't get on usenet until 1998 (didn't have internet access before 1995), but I found it quite informative for the topics I was interested in. Unfortunately, the groups frequented died out around 2013 when pretty much all the regulars stopped posting.