What are our (NG) origins?

a_nate...@my-deja.com

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Oct 15, 2000, 11:36:50 PM10/15/00

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In my curiosity of our NNTP server host by proxy, I have so many
questions about our origins.

- And I thought, a bunch of technological investigation would be a
bunch of technological mumbo jumbo.

So, I should go right to the source and ask the people whom post here.
Duh!

When did alt.culture.us.1970s begin? And where?

Who has been here the longest?

Just curious?

BTW - I LOVE FUNNY STORIES!!! Especially 'bout you old timers.

I'll never forget my first thread - almost like yesterday. Ummm, I
think it WAS yesterday. Ha, Ha!

Bonus points for creativity!

Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.

Naz Reyes

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Oct 15, 2000, 11:43:57 PM10/15/00

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In article <8sdt4i$i4s$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>,

Nate, you're very lucky I logged on before leaving from work (yes, I'm
still at work!)

You can start here: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/2260/

Btw, I think *I've* known about usenet longer than anyone here - I'll
explain next time, though :)

enjoy,
-Naz

Dixon Hayes

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Oct 16, 2000, 1:21:12 AM10/16/00

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Philosophically it began in the Springtime known as our childhoods, oh but I
digress.

LOL...seriously, I have been posting in and out of here since late Spring/early
Summer 1996. I remember one particular member from those days named "Vashti"
who described herself as a "weird hippie chick" and when I asked where everyone
was during Watergate, she replied "I was stoned, watching fairies fly." Man I
miss her...

I don't think that makes me the longest-running poster, especially if Naz was
aware of Usenet back in the early 1980s.

Dixon
===========
"You never know when another beast might come down out of the forest!"
--Barney Fife, legendary lawman

Remember THE Hollywood Squares...the original and the best
http://www.geocities.com/screenjockey/classicsquares.html

a_nate...@my-deja.com

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Oct 16, 2000, 3:00:00 AM10/16/00

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In article <8sdtht$igr$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>,
Naz Reyes <n...@american.edu> wrote:
> In article <8sdt4i$i4s$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>,

> http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/2260/

I think you might have read me wrong. I wanted to know
alt.culture.us.1970s history, not the usenet itself.

Thanks though.

BTW - Loved the 2800 baud rate part. Those were the good ole "hurry up
and wait" days.

Fix a pot of coffee ladies and gents, she's a coming in at a lightin'
fast analog speed and this may take all night!!!!!!!

a_nate...@my-deja.com

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Oct 16, 2000, 3:00:00 AM10/16/00

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LOVE to hear some first thread stories folks!

I want to take a walk down memory lane!

LizzieZ

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Oct 16, 2000, 3:00:00 AM10/16/00

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I don't remember when exactly I found this awesome group, but I do know how.
My sister was searching the web for some information on Dynamite! Magazine, and
one of the items listed was a posting to this group with the link I shared with
you all last week. She sent it my way, I went to take a look at it and never
looked back! (If I had to guess I'd say it was about 3 years ago.)

Liz

aleen

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Oct 16, 2000, 3:00:00 AM10/16/00

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tee hee, the first time i ever came into this group would probably have to
be 1998, i was still a little new to how to use outlook express and my deja,
etc. my very first post was asking if anyone knew where i could get my
hands on the old tootsie roll commercial (the "whatever it is i think i see,
becomes a tootsie roll to me!!" one!) and the tootsie pop one with the owl
"a-one, a-two-hoo, a-three <crunch crunch> a-three!" tee hee!!! i don't
know if anyone replied or not because i couldn't remember how to get back
onto the newsgroup for quite a bit (duh!!) it took some major tinkering to
figure out how to use it though! i never did find out my answer! tee hee,
what can i say, i've come a long way, baby! :-)

have a great day guys!
aleen the karaoke queen

a_nate...@my-deja.com wrote in message <8setgm$a1j$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>...

>LOVE to hear some first thread stories folks!
>
>I want to take a walk down memory lane!
>
>

Kelly

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Oct 16, 2000, 3:00:00 AM10/16/00

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It must have been when I first got on line Jan 1999. I was looking for
someone else on this planet who had heard of the cereal "Freakies". Someone
(I can not really who) was kind enough to post a Freakies web site for me.

Since then I have been hooked.

I have been living on the road for 10 months now. I enjoy checking in here
almost every day. You guys bring back some of the sweetest memories of my
childhood. There is also a sense of community here that you don't find
elsewhere. It is sorta like a little home away from home.

Kelly

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Oct 16, 2000, 3:00:00 AM10/16/00

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My pics, scanner, and almost everything I own is spread all over the NY
Metro area. I am in Portland OR. As soon as I am home long enough to go
through it all I will send it in, promise!

Kelly

PS. Thanks for the Freakies stuff. No one I knew remembered it, even my
mother who would buy it for us sometimes.

"Dixon Hayes" <dixon...@aol.comspamless> wrote in message
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> Kelly wrote:
>
> >It must have been when I first got on line Jan 1999. I was looking for
> >someone else on this planet who had heard of the cereal "Freakies".
Someone
> >(I can not really who) was kind enough to post a Freakies web site for
me.
>

> That was me, Kelly, I posted from a computer at work that night. So, when
are
> we gonna see you on Tiny Dancer's site??

Sandy

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Oct 16, 2000, 10:58:13 PM10/16/00

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I think I found this group a year ago last April....or one of those Spring
months. My niece had sent me a e-bay link and the link was there and I clicked
it. I couldn't believe I was reading all this neat stuff about the 70s! I never
knew there were so many of "us" out there! And to quote Liz....I never looked
back either!

I remember the first people I got to know were Rachel and a guy named Drew.
They were just so nice and made me feel so welcomed and comfortable (thanks
again, Rach). I'm just so happy I happened upon this place : )

Sandy

2-60
Class of 78

DavisK

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Oct 17, 2000, 12:27:43 AM10/17/00

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When I started posting here, a year and a half ago, there was this huge
flamewar with this guy who kept putting down people because he thought he
was better due to the fact that he 'lived' through the 70's, or something
like that. I can't remember his name - was it Jay or something. That was
my first introduction to the NG. Once he left, this place became really
nice. There have only been a few problems here, but overall, it's the least
harrassed NG I've ever been in.

Dixon Hayes wrote in message
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recsec

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Oct 17, 2000, 12:47:43 AM10/17/00

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I am now celebrating my 1 year anniversary in here. I first got on-line in
Sept. 99 & sometime in Oct. 99 I was in outlook express just going thru the
90,000 ng names & found one that said U.S. 1970's. Well I checked it out &
subscribed to it. Then in Nov. 99 I had to get rid of the computer I had
(NEVER BUY A COMPAQ. I went thru 3 in three months). I didn't get a new one
till March of this year & came right back in. Somewhere I have on floppy the
original postings I had made with the compaq. I have always enjoyed this
group. Except of course for the Archie Bunker wars. I remember one guy left
the group due to it. Somehow we managed to pull back from the abyss & things
have been fine since. I am thankful to have been accepted into the circle by
the then regulars. I think members of other groups are really ticked at us
for not bein' at each other's throat's like their groups are. And to that I
say F' EM!!!
Billy (who is DAMN glad this group is not like the others!! :-)

Dixon Hayes

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Oct 17, 2000, 12:54:03 AM10/17/00

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>I have always enjoyed this
>group. Except of course for the Archie Bunker wars. I remember one guy left
>the group due to it.

But you know what, Billy? I have seen other groups fall apart over far less,
people slashing each other to ribbons over nothing. I probably accidentally
started the "Archie Bunker" war myself but we all learned from it and grew from
it. That's what friends do. Heck it's what *families* do.

Dixon (who's gonna shut up now before I get sick to my stomach from all this
syrup)

Molly Fanton

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Oct 17, 2000, 1:10:07 AM10/17/00

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I've been here on and off for a year or so. I don't know how I discovered it
though. But with all that's happened in here, I still think this has got to be
one of the nicest groups in Usenet, and I hope it stays that way. :)

Molly

Dixon Hayes

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Oct 17, 2000, 1:19:46 AM10/17/00

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Kelly wrote:

>It must have been when I first got on line Jan 1999. I was looking for
>someone else on this planet who had heard of the cereal "Freakies". Someone
>(I can not really who) was kind enough to post a Freakies web site for me.

That was me, Kelly, I posted from a computer at work that night. So, when are
we gonna see you on Tiny Dancer's site??

Dixon

The Wanderer

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Oct 17, 2000, 2:55:33 AM10/17/00

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I went online in November '98 and through my son found the NGs around Feb.
'99. I lurked for a month or three and then attempted posting. I wasn't
seeing my posts, so I posted asking for help. Was anyone seeing my posts "Is
There Anybody Out There". I got a message back, I believe from Dawna, saying
that they were reaching the NG. Been here since. (Although I was 19 in '70
and dont have the childhood memories you have. When you speak of some of
these childhood memories I think back to my oldest son.)
It's like a long conversation on the phone with friends I care about and
haven't spoken with in a long time.

--
Buddy
from Brooklyn
http://www.geocities.com/athens/thebes/5591/
"Kelly" <kwit...@prodigy.net> wrote in message
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>
> My pics, scanner, and almost everything I own is spread all over the NY
> Metro area. I am in Portland OR. As soon as I am home long enough to go
> through it all I will send it in, promise!
>
> Kelly
>
> PS. Thanks for the Freakies stuff. No one I knew remembered it, even my
> mother who would buy it for us sometimes.
>
> "Dixon Hayes" <dixon...@aol.comspamless> wrote in message
> news:20001017011946...@ng-cb1.aol.com...

Oil Impressionist

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Oct 17, 2000, 3:00:00 AM10/17/00

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In article <8sdt4i$i4s$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>,
a_nate...@my-deja.com wrote:

> In my curiosity of our NNTP server host by proxy, I have so many
> questions about our origins.

We believe it was two springs ago when we discovered this NG. I was
searching for a place to post my Billy Squier Happy Blue
review/article. [http://www.geocities.com/scribes2000/review.html] I
searched for "1980s" in Altavista and was led to the
alt.culture.us.1980s NG. Then I thought, Hmmm, I wonder if there's a
70s NG? So I searched, and it popped up. I subscribed, and fell in
love with the people and the place. I kept reading Larry some of the
posts, and eventually we ended up sitting down together to read and
post.

The people I remember from our beginnings were Rachel, Sandy, Drew,
Dixon, Joy, Beth, Nadine, DavisK (who helped us find Deja), Retroman,
Molly, Erin, Dennis, Lorrie (TruetoBrad), Tricia, and Troy. Oh, and we
recall some ugly posts from Jay, but he apologized, and we all went on
from there.

I've made a few faux pas myself here, and it's great how everyone knows
that's human, and such things are usually forgiven.

I don't remember my first post, but I do recall being very excited when
I checked to see if anyone had answered, and there were about six
answers. Tee-hee!!!! Oh, I think it was about After School Specials,
and Dixon was the first to answer.

There was the time I posted something about Free to Be You & Me, and
someone said, "We just went through all that a month or so ago; check
Deja archives." I did but couldn't find anything about FTBY&M. So
that was a disappointment. I recall thinking at the time, "If that's
as bad as it gets in here, I wanna stay forever!!"

Larry recalls that Lorrie (TruetoBrad) was the first to answer one of
his posts. :)

I love our comaraderie and how everyone can laugh at themselves and
others, I love the 70s talk, the music especially, but I love how you
guys are always here. No matter what kind of crap is going on in our
lives, we know we can come in here and have some good clean fun.

Sappy 'nuff for ya? Sorry! It's just simple honesty. And that's
another thing about this place!!!!

Dawna & Larry

--
~~A deadly secret lies within LAURA'S LEGACY, available @ Amazon.com
Our web site: http://scribes.virtualave.net/
alt.culture.us.1970s website:
http://members.nbci.com/oroborus12/70s.html

recsec

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Kelly

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Oct 17, 2000, 3:00:00 AM10/17/00

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<antipos...@my-deja.com> wrote in message

I look
> forward to meeting Buddy from Brooklyn in the Big Apple, and then, who
> knows, hopefully meeting others down the road.

You better count me in with that NYC meeting. I may be in Oregon at the
moment but I am a NYer. (Right Buddy?)

Kelly

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Oct 17, 2000, 3:00:00 AM10/17/00

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"The Wanderer" <rosieon...@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
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> Damn right Curlytop! And dont let NOBODY say ya aint!

Thanks!

--
Kelly

ICQ 35590613
Yahoo Messenger Spider66_kw
AOL Instant Messenger Kelly071966

Lorrie

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Oct 17, 2000, 8:26:12 PM10/17/00

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I've been here off and on for about a year and a half. My first post was about
Amusement Parks. I remember Drew answering my question about Frontier Village.

I sometimes take breaks from the different newsgroups that I read, but when I
come back to this one, it never feels like I left! This is, by far, the
friendliest group around.

Lorrie

Tiny Dancer

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Oct 17, 2000, 8:50:33 PM10/17/00

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I *think* I arrived here last November which doesn't sound like very
long ago. I remember the great Christmas jukebox Dawna and Larry
set up from everyone's lists of favorite Christmas songs, one of my
first posts was either to thank them and/or add my own faves. Since
then, well, it's really been like coming home.

Cheers,

TD

I could whistle up an old tune
That your memory might recall
Rustle up some reminisce
'Bout the good old days and all
from Harry Chapin's "If My Mary Were Here"

alt.culture.us.1970s
http://members.nbci.com/oroborus12/70s.html

a_nate...@my-deja.com

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Oct 17, 2000, 9:37:46 PM10/17/00

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In article <39ecf0af...@news.idirect.com>,

ti...@idirect.com (Tiny Dancer) wrote:
> I *think* I arrived here last November which doesn't sound like very
> long ago. I remember the great Christmas jukebox Dawna and Larry
> set up from everyone's lists of favorite Christmas songs, one of my
> first posts was either to thank them and/or add my own faves. Since
> then, well, it's really been like coming home.

Ooh, ooh, ooh. . .I can't believe I missed that!

I want to be the first to post "The Chipmunks Christmas Album". . .

Which BTW was the opening scene of "Almost Famous"

Very much a memory for me. Southern Ca. at Christmas time is rare in
films. It's usually snow capped blah, blah, blah. A famaliar thing
for us is our 80 degree 300 days a year kinda thing. LOVED that scene.

antipos...@my-deja.com

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Oct 17, 2000, 11:17:42 PM10/17/00

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Here's my story.

I used to post in here as con...@bu.edu. Around 1995, I was asked by
Darby Romeo, editor of the zine Ben is Dead, if she could use something
I posted (on Suzie Quatro) in a "Retro Hell" issue that the zine was
doing. I agreed, and wound up submitting a few entries to them.

One thing led to another, and these short pieces, on 70s and 80s retro
were expaneded into a book. Here's a link from Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0316102822/qid%3D971838464/102-88
41664-1071351

I wound up having about a dozen entries published. So I can say that
thanks to alt.culture.us.1970s, I wound up getting to be part of a
really cool book project, one I'm pretty proud of.

Mainly though, I hang out here because I enjoy the wide ranging
discussions, I enjoy how we all get to express ourselves, and as others
have pointed out so well, I think of all of you as friends. I look

forward to meeting Buddy from Brooklyn in the Big Apple, and then, who
knows, hopefully meeting others down the road.

Tom

The Wanderer

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Oct 17, 2000, 11:44:28 PM10/17/00

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Damn right Curlytop! And dont let NOBODY say ya aint!

--

Buddy
from Brooklyn
http://www.geocities.com/athens/thebes/5591/
"Kelly" <kwit...@prodigy.net> wrote in message

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>
>
> <antipos...@my-deja.com> wrote in message

>
> I look
> > forward to meeting Buddy from Brooklyn in the Big Apple, and then, who
> > knows, hopefully meeting others down the road.
>

Dixon Hayes

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Oct 18, 2000, 12:39:25 AM10/18/00

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Tiny Dancer wrote:

>I remember the great Christmas jukebox Dawna and Larry
>set up from everyone's lists of favorite Christmas songs, one of my
>first posts was either to thank them and/or add my own faves.

I was very touched by that. It was my sign that I had truly come home. I
never left the 70s NG again, and barring any technical/server problems I won't
...

Naz Reyes

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Oct 18, 2000, 12:37:20 AM10/18/00

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In article <8sdt4i$i4s$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>,
a_nate...@my-deja.com wrote:
> In my curiosity of our NNTP server host by proxy, I have so many
> questions about our origins.
>

> - And I thought, a bunch of technological investigation would be a
> bunch of technological mumbo jumbo.
>
> So, I should go right to the source and ask the people whom post here.
> Duh!

Well, Nate, I can't say exactly when the "70s newsgroup" started, and
who first started posting here, but I know it's NOT me :-) I've known
about usenet back the days of the mainframes, though, because I used to
work with mainframes, and I remember our system administrator installing
the software here in American University - he was a friend of mine and
we used to chat on RELAY/IRC (a chat system on mainframes). This was
back when the word "internet" wasn't an accepted term! :-) I think it
was back in 1987 or '88 when there were only less than 100 newsgroups!!!
:-) Also, we used to use DUMMY TERMINALS (with black and green
monitors) to connect to the mainframe system (IBM VM/370).

>
> When did alt.culture.us.1970s begin? And where?
>
> Who has been here the longest?

My guess would be DAWNA and LARRY :-)

-Naz

Naz Reyes

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Oct 18, 2000, 12:40:52 AM10/18/00

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In article <39ecf0af...@news.idirect.com>,
ti...@idirect.com (Tiny Dancer) wrote:

> I *think* I arrived here last November which doesn't sound like very
> long ago. I remember the great Christmas jukebox Dawna and Larry
> set up from everyone's lists of favorite Christmas songs, one of my
> first posts was either to thank them and/or add my own faves. Since
> then, well, it's really been like coming home.
>
> Cheers,
>
> TD

TD, it seems like I've seen you here FOREVER! LOL. Are you sure it was
just last November that you started posting here? Now, I really feel
like I'm an institution here!!! :-) If you check my history in deja, my
oldest post there was 1996, but that doesn't mean I started using usenet
in 1996.

Can you believe I've been using usenet and NGs, in general, since
1987???!!

Naz Reyes

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Oct 18, 2000, 12:50:29 AM10/18/00

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In article <OZ4H5.345268$Gh.10...@news20.bellglobal.com>,

"rach" <trist...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I *think* I found this group some time in mid 1998 or so. My system
had
> crashed and I was re subscribing to the usual NG when a question about
Land
> of the Lost popped into my head so I searched for 70s NG and found
this one.
> I remember Double K, Drew (long story there) and Molly. It is always
the
> first group I check after work and the one that makes me swirl with so
many
> things - laughter, reflection, misty eyes, red faces (Dixon and Naz's
recent
> posts).

Ummm...why, Rach? Have I said anything that really ticked you off other
than that comment about you being a "good girl"? Anyway, it wasn't
meant to make fun of you or to degrade you - I was only joking, really.
And if I have said anything to upset you, Rach, please accept my most
sincere apologies. I'm really not the type of person who enjoy
upsetting people, especially GOOD people here, like you.

aleen

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Oct 18, 2000, 1:32:38 AM10/18/00

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i remember when you first started posting here teuton, because i thought
"man this guy comes up with some really cool ideas for threads!" :-)

aleen the karaoke queen

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Jamie

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Oct 18, 2000, 3:00:00 AM10/18/00

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I first showed up at this ng in Aug '99 when I posted a reply to DavisK about
the Hilarious House of Frightenstein (filmed out of Hamilton, Ont. with Billy
Van, and Vincent Price did the intro for the show, very campy). Mostly I
lurked, but sometimes I would come out of the woodwork. And I also remember
the great jukebox that Dawna and Larry did at Christmastime.

Jamie

a_nate...@my-deja.com

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Oct 18, 2000, 3:00:00 AM10/18/00

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In article <8sj9e0$n5$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>,
Naz Reyes <n...@american.edu> wrote:

> I've known about usenet back the days of the mainframes, though,
> because I used to work with mainframes, and I remember our system
> administrator installing the software here in American University -
> he was a friend of mine and we used to chat on RELAY/IRC (a chat
> system on mainframes). This was back when the word "internet" wasn't
> an accepted term! :-) I think it was back in 1987 or '88 when there
> were only less than 100 newsgroups!!! :-) Also, we used to use DUMMY
> TERMINALS (with black and green monitors) to connect to the mainframe
> system (IBM VM/370).

Good God Naz!

*cut to a parade of tubas and someone rolling out a "COMPUTER DINOSUAR"
banner!* : - )

Sc-ar-a-zoid! I hate those old beasts.

I'm still cursing our old System 36 here at the hospital. DAMNED THE
IBM HEIRARCHY!!!!!! I'm willing to rip out the coax here for free an
start puttin in my own thin clients.

Jeff Troutman

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Oct 18, 2000, 3:00:00 AM10/18/00

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"Dixon Hayes" <dixon...@aol.comspamless> wrote:
>
> Dixon (who's gonna shut up now before I get sick to my stomach from all
this
> syrup)
>

Group Hug!

Jeff Troutman

Teu...@webtv.net

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Oct 18, 2000, 3:00:00 AM10/18/00

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Thank you Aleen for your kind words. I'm equally impressed with the
hundreds of threads everyone has posted here. I've learned alot and have
enjoyed remembering the best decade of my life.

Naz Reyes

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Oct 18, 2000, 3:00:00 AM10/18/00

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In article <8sk501$l6r$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>,

a_nate...@my-deja.com wrote:
> In article <8sj9e0$n5$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>,
> Naz Reyes <n...@american.edu> wrote:
>

> > I've known about usenet back the days of the mainframes, though,
> > because I used to work with mainframes, and I remember our system
> > administrator installing the software here in American University -
> > he was a friend of mine and we used to chat on RELAY/IRC (a chat
> > system on mainframes). This was back when the word "internet"
wasn't
> > an accepted term! :-) I think it was back in 1987 or '88 when there
> > were only less than 100 newsgroups!!! :-) Also, we used to use
DUMMY
> > TERMINALS (with black and green monitors) to connect to the
mainframe
> > system (IBM VM/370).
>

> Good God Naz!
>
> *cut to a parade of tubas and someone rolling out a "COMPUTER
DINOSUAR"
> banner!* : - )
>
> Sc-ar-a-zoid! I hate those old beasts.
>
> I'm still cursing our old System 36 here at the hospital. DAMNED THE
> IBM HEIRARCHY!!!!!! I'm willing to rip out the coax here for free an
> start puttin in my own thin clients.

I'll have to agree with you on that, but there is ONE THING I do miss
from the "mainframe days". That's being able to QUERY a user (any user
using a mainframe system) if he/she is online or disconnected. Also,
you can send a message to ANYONE who is online, like AOL messager,
except that the user doesn't have to have an AOL account. It's even
better on the VAX machine - you can "finger" someone's account and see
what the person is doing (it tells you if the person is in mail or
running a program, etc).

I'm only hoping something like that can be done on PCs sometime in
the future...:)

a_nate...@my-deja.com

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Oct 18, 2000, 3:00:00 AM10/18/00

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You'd be suprised, but there are some programs available that allow you
to do just that today especially with the increasing use of DSL. DSL
is like an open port all the time. Use a program to help you find an
IP then start a port search. You'd also be amazed at how much there is
available to track.

I'm not condoning this activity, folks!

Some people are very into thier privacy!

Doesn't matter to me. I don't have anything to hide.

Get Down, Baby!
http://members.nbci.com/oroborus12/70nate.html

Sandy

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Oct 18, 2000, 3:00:00 AM10/18/00

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> Dixon (who's gonna shut up now before I get sick to my stomach from all
>this
>> syrup)
>>
>
>Group Hug!
>
>
>Jeff Troutman
>

Awww....what a good idea Jeff!
(((((((((70s Group)))))))))))))

Francis McGill

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Oct 18, 2000, 3:00:00 AM10/18/00

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Finger is still around, as is ping. Names might be a bit
different but the concept is the same. Of course, with
all the security concerns out there, a lot of servers
block those services. Firewalls usually don't allow
them either.

Naz Reyes (n...@american.edu) wrote:
: In article <8sk501$l6r$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>,

: a_nate...@my-deja.com wrote:
: > In article <8sj9e0$n5$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>,
: > Naz Reyes <n...@american.edu> wrote:

: >
: > > I've known about usenet back the days of the mainframes, though,

: > > because I used to work with mainframes, and I remember our system
: > > administrator installing the software here in American University -
: > > he was a friend of mine and we used to chat on RELAY/IRC (a chat
: > > system on mainframes). This was back when the word "internet"
: wasn't
: > > an accepted term! :-) I think it was back in 1987 or '88 when there
: > > were only less than 100 newsgroups!!! :-) Also, we used to use
: DUMMY
: > > TERMINALS (with black and green monitors) to connect to the
: mainframe
: > > system (IBM VM/370).

: >
: > Good God Naz!

: >
: > *cut to a parade of tubas and someone rolling out a "COMPUTER
: DINOSUAR"
: > banner!* : - )
: >
: > Sc-ar-a-zoid! I hate those old beasts.
: >
: > I'm still cursing our old System 36 here at the hospital. DAMNED THE
: > IBM HEIRARCHY!!!!!! I'm willing to rip out the coax here for free an
: > start puttin in my own thin clients.

: I'll have to agree with you on that, but there is ONE THING I do miss
: from the "mainframe days". That's being able to QUERY a user (any user
: using a mainframe system) if he/she is online or disconnected. Also,
: you can send a message to ANYONE who is online, like AOL messager,
: except that the user doesn't have to have an AOL account. It's even
: better on the VAX machine - you can "finger" someone's account and see
: what the person is doing (it tells you if the person is in mail or
: running a program, etc).

: I'm only hoping something like that can be done on PCs sometime in
: the future...:)

: -Naz

: Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
: Before you buy.

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Oct 18, 2000, 10:18:31 PM10/18/00

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From: afio...@aol.com (Afioresi2)
Subject: Re: DRUUUUUGGGGS!
Date: 31 Aug 1999 00:00:00 GMT
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>How many of you used illegal drugs back in the 70s?

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Oct 21, 2000, 3:00:00 AM10/21/00

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In article <a17I5.529$MR3....@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>,

"The Wanderer" <rosieon...@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> Wow Naz! Did you go to George Jetson High School? LOL.
>
> --
> Buddy
> from Brooklyn

Buddy, you may think that I'm one of those snot-nosed, snobs but I'm
not. I'm as down-to-earth as they come :)

But the truth is...my high school, T.C. Williams High School in
Alexandria, VA ranked in the top 50 best public schools in the U.S.A. in
1982/83 - I believe it was number 40. It was considered even better
than some of the best private schools in the whole U.S.!

If you wanna catch a little history of T.C. Williams, watch the movie
"Remember The Titans" by Denzel Washington. It's about MY school back
in 1971!!! ;-)

The Wanderer

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Oct 21, 2000, 8:52:12 PM10/21/00

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I idin't mean that in a nasty way Naz. I hope you didn't take it wrong. I
wasn't trying to say that you're a snob.

--
Buddy
from Brooklyn
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Thebes/5591/
"Naz Reyes" <n...@american.edu> wrote in message

news:8st2jt$pa6$1...@nnrp1.deja.com...

> In article <a17I5.529$MR3....@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>,
> "The Wanderer" <rosieon...@worldnet.att.net> wrote:

> > Wow Naz! Did you go to George Jetson High School? LOL.
> >
> > --
> > Buddy
> > from Brooklyn
>

> Buddy, you may think that I'm one of those snot-nosed, snobs but I'm
> not. I'm as down-to-earth as they come :)
>
> But the truth is...my high school, T.C. Williams High School in
> Alexandria, VA ranked in the top 50 best public schools in the U.S.A. in
> 1982/83 - I believe it was number 40. It was considered even better
> than some of the best private schools in the whole U.S.!
>
> If you wanna catch a little history of T.C. Williams, watch the movie
> "Remember The Titans" by Denzel Washington. It's about MY school back
> in 1971!!! ;-)
>

Oil Impressionist

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Oct 22, 2000, 3:00:00 AM10/22/00

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In article <0TqI5.1681$MR3....@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>,

"The Wanderer" <rosieon...@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> I idin't mean that in a nasty way Naz. I hope you didn't take it
wrong. I
> wasn't trying to say that you're a snob.
>
> --
> Buddy
> from Brooklyn

Okay, then I will! :))))))))))))))) <ducking all the way out the door>

Actually, I spent my high school years in a snooty area, so I have room
to talk. I'm just as down to earth as Naz, right? Right? I said,
RIGHT???????

Dawna

> http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Thebes/5591/
> "Naz Reyes" <n...@american.edu> wrote in message
> news:8st2jt$pa6$1...@nnrp1.deja.com...
> > In article <a17I5.529$MR3....@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>,
> > "The Wanderer" <rosieon...@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> > > Wow Naz! Did you go to George Jetson High School? LOL.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Buddy
> > > from Brooklyn
> >
> > Buddy, you may think that I'm one of those snot-nosed, snobs but I'm
> > not. I'm as down-to-earth as they come :)
> >
> > But the truth is...my high school, T.C. Williams High School in
> > Alexandria, VA ranked in the top 50 best public schools in the
U.S.A. in
> > 1982/83 - I believe it was number 40. It was considered even better
> > than some of the best private schools in the whole U.S.!
> >
> > If you wanna catch a little history of T.C. Williams, watch the
movie
> > "Remember The Titans" by Denzel Washington. It's about MY school
back
> > in 1971!!! ;-)
> >
> > -Naz
> >
> >
> > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> > Before you buy.
>
>

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