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Can someone explain to me how this was posted on Google Groups when Google wasn't really around?
by BaconJuice 12y ago
Can someone explain to me how this was posted on Google Groups when Google wasn't really around?
- eosrei 12y agoGoogle Groups contains an archive of most of Usenet. "Google Groups became operational in February 2001, following Google's acquisition of Deja's Usenet archive. (Deja News had been operational since 1995.)" src: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Groups http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Groups
- StevePerkins 12y agoThis was originally posted on the "comp.lang.java" Usenet group (read about Usenet on Wikipedia if that was before your time). A website called "DejaNews" used to archive Usenet content, and provide a way for noobs to post via the web. Google bought DejaNews almost 15 years ago, and rebranded it as "Google Groups". Eventually, Google Groups came to be a glorified mailing list service. However, originally it was just a web wrapper around Usenet... and can still be used for that today.