Computers

Links to Michael and Ronda Hauben's on-line book. Presents the history and impact of various aspects of the Net, such as the Internet, ARPANET, and Usenet. Attempts to help readers understand the origins of the Net, so they might help preserve its value throughout future developments and changes.

Brad Templeton recalls the early days of the Internet and the rise of Usenet.

What the Great Renaming was, who did it, and what hierarchies were removed and created.

Documents the ancient process to create, rename, remove, or change the moderation status of newsgroups in the Big Eight hierarchies. Currently, the management is done by the Big-8.org team. Written by Russ Allbery

Hosts articles from 1981 and 1982, which means long before the Great Renaming, for historical purposes.

Shows Usenet, updated in real time as it was thirty years ago.

Article on the restoration of the early Usenet articles to the archives at Google Groups. [Salon.Com]

Lee S. Bumgarner's concise and lively history of the 1986 renaming of Usenet groups, and other events from this period.