(via Slashdot) Some seminal posts in Usenet's history as selected by Google, featuring our very own Spaf with the first Usenet poll (Aug '83) and the Usenet renaming (Sept '86).
Before you look, try putting the first mentions of the following topics in chronological order!
- Chernobyl
- Compact discs
- the fax machine
- IPOs
- AIDS
- MS Windows
- Madonna
http://www.google.com/googlegroups/archive_announce_20.html