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Harvest time!

By David Lesher on Thursday, October 01, 2026 02:06:08

Latest reply by James Dow Allen on Tuesday, October 06, 2026 21:23:52
origin of XGP fonts (was Re: reprints of old AI memos)

By Kragen Javier Sitaker on Monday, September 28, 2026 10:44:18

Latest reply by Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson on Monday, September 28, 2026 22:53:58
Classic computers at the Maker Faire Rocklin 2026

By RobertB on Sunday, September 27, 2026 07:17:35

Latest reply by RobertB on Sunday, September 27, 2026 07:17:35
Dinner with John Levine

By Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson on Wednesday, September 23, 2026 02:01:34

Latest reply by Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson on Saturday, September 26, 2026 23:14:25
Re: XML in Pythong

By Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson on Friday, September 25, 2026 23:21:31

Latest reply by Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson on Friday, September 25, 2026 23:21:31
Classic computers at the Bay Area Maker Faire 2026

By RobertB on Saturday, September 19, 2026 05:40:48

Latest reply by RobertB on Friday, September 25, 2026 04:25:50
Usent history (was Re: This tiny gold crystal could bring quantum techn

By Kragen Javier Sitaker on Sunday, September 06, 2026 11:08:46

Latest reply by Lawrence D?Oliveiro on Thursday, September 24, 2026 23:30:15
What does this do on a 68K-based Mac?

By sean on Tuesday, September 22, 2026 23:28:01

Latest reply by John Ames on Wednesday, September 23, 2026 08:27:54
position-independent code (was Re: CMS, Self-hosting and the 6502)

By Kragen Javier Sitaker on Friday, September 11, 2026 09:42:23

Latest reply by Charlie Gibbs on Friday, September 18, 2026 20:35:39
Question re postscript and pdf

By Carlos E.R. on Thursday, September 10, 2026 19:57:33

Latest reply by Chris Ahlstrom on Friday, September 18, 2026 17:35:14
Computes at CERN (Re: history of ASCII and IBM ratfucking, and the VAX

By Lars Poulsen on Sunday, September 13, 2026 14:56:20

Latest reply by Lawrence D?Oliveiro on Tuesday, September 15, 2026 23:22:24
history of ASCII and IBM ratfucking, and the VAX (was Re: CMS, Self-hos

By Kragen Javier Sitaker on Friday, September 11, 2026 09:05:42

Latest reply by Lawrence D?Oliveiro on Tuesday, September 15, 2026 04:19:19
segments and architectural experimentation (was Re: segments, was Self-

By Kragen Javier Sitaker on Friday, September 11, 2026 08:13:05

Latest reply by someone on Monday, September 14, 2026 16:45:02
Usenet-Rewind: search engine for Usenet messages back to 1981

By Craig Stadler on Sunday, September 06, 2026 06:12:18

Latest reply by Daniel on Sunday, September 13, 2026 11:06:56
Old cables and other things to hoard (Re: The Return Of Cassette Tape)

By Lars Poulsen on Sunday, August 30, 2026 06:48:04

Latest reply by Scott Alfter on Friday, September 11, 2026 15:16:56
The Return Of Cassette Tape

By Lawrence D?Oliveiro on Sunday, August 23, 2026 23:43:49

Latest reply by Scott Alfter on Friday, September 11, 2026 14:46:35
This is interesting

By Mark Shaw on Thursday, September 10, 2026 21:17:08

Latest reply by Mark Shaw on Friday, September 11, 2026 02:14:53
Re: Postscript in 4tH

By Kragen Javier Sitaker on Tuesday, September 08, 2026 22:38:58

Latest reply by Hans Bezemer on Thursday, September 10, 2026 17:58:32
. and .. in the VFS (was: Re: Origin Of Filename Extension Dot Separato

By Nuno Silva on Tuesday, August 25, 2026 00:20:17

Latest reply by Mr. Chang Man-wai on Sunday, September 06, 2026 22:19:30
Tops-10 filename/extension representation [was Re: Origin Of Filename E

By Rich Alderson on Tuesday, August 25, 2026 16:15:43

Latest reply by Lawrence D?Oliveiro on Saturday, September 05, 2026 21:11:13
Re: Origin Of Filename ... text and civilization? doomsday?

By Rich Alderson on Saturday, August 29, 2026 18:31:18

Latest reply by Lawrence D?Oliveiro on Saturday, September 05, 2026 21:09:27
Re: The Amarna Letters, Hebrew -- wait, which brew? (was: Re: Origin Of

By John Ames on Thursday, September 03, 2026 08:02:04

Latest reply by James Dow Allen on Saturday, September 05, 2026 09:13:43
How Apple?s OS X/macOS Became ?UNIX?

By Lawrence D?Oliveiro on Thursday, September 03, 2026 02:24:56

Latest reply by Lawrence D?Oliveiro on Thursday, September 03, 2026 02:24:56
Re: Origin Of ..... Darklands the video game? Medieval Europe?

By Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson on Thursday, September 03, 2026 00:06:33

Latest reply by Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson on Thursday, September 03, 2026 00:06:33
Connector, plugs and socket naming (was: Re: The Return Of Cassette Tap

By Nuno Silva on Monday, August 31, 2026 10:18:50

Latest reply by Bob Eager on Monday, August 31, 2026 10:24:19
boxing all integers (was Re: Resources to learn common lisp?)

By Kragen Javier Sitaker on Saturday, August 29, 2026 17:52:49

Latest reply by Kragen Javier Sitaker on Monday, August 31, 2026 03:11:06
Re: The Return Of Cassette Tape ... and punch cards?

By Lawrence D?Oliveiro on Friday, August 28, 2026 22:20:31

Latest reply by Lawrence D?Oliveiro on Saturday, August 29, 2026 22:02:39
World?s First Webcam Was Finally Switched Off 25 Years Ago Today

By Lawrence D?Oliveiro on Monday, August 24, 2026 01:22:16

Latest reply by Lawrence D?Oliveiro on Saturday, August 29, 2026 22:01:16
the history of Java in Android (was Re: What?s Your Least Favourite Pro

By Kragen Javier Sitaker on Friday, August 28, 2026 20:27:04

Latest reply by Lawrence D?Oliveiro on Saturday, August 29, 2026 21:57:09
Re: Origin Of Filename Extension Dot Separator

By anthk on Monday, August 17, 2026 23:57:34

Latest reply by Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson on Saturday, August 29, 2026 17:08:45
Re: SPL/3000 (was Re: Alternatives to C)

By Kragen Javier Sitaker on Friday, August 28, 2026 15:28:39

Latest reply by Kragen Javier Sitaker on Saturday, August 29, 2026 15:19:52
Dad jokes of alt.folklore.computers

By Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson on Sunday, August 23, 2026 16:56:55

Latest reply by Kragen Javier Sitaker on Thursday, August 27, 2026 21:43:45
Re: comp.risks -- PGN died a few months ago

By David Lesher on Wednesday, August 26, 2026 23:09:33

Latest reply by David Lesher on Wednesday, August 26, 2026 23:09:33
Re: Whatever Happened To Document-Centric Computing?

By Jeffrey Bagely on Monday, August 03, 2026 23:24:50

Latest reply by Lawrence D?Oliveiro on Friday, August 21, 2026 22:29:29
The Origins of Objective-C at PPI/Stepstone and Its Evolution at NeXT

By Lawrence D?Oliveiro on Tuesday, August 18, 2026 23:41:28

Latest reply by Peter Flass on Friday, August 21, 2026 08:53:57
Engineer Identifies & Explains Every ?90s Computer Seen In ?Jurassic Pa

By Lawrence D?Oliveiro on Thursday, July 16, 2026 04:37:32

Latest reply by Scott Lurndal on Thursday, August 20, 2026 18:24:33
Re: Tim King

By The True Melissa on Wednesday, August 12, 2026 11:30:45

Latest reply by Peter Flass on Wednesday, August 12, 2026 12:30:25
Remember when discussions were worth reading?

By Tom Mix on Saturday, July 25, 2026 17:19:12

Latest reply by Anton Antimo on Monday, August 10, 2026 11:11:43
Re: The Weave

By Lars Poulsen on Sunday, August 09, 2026 07:03:49

Latest reply by Kerr-Mudd, John on Monday, August 10, 2026 09:27:17
MAP - Manufacturing Automation Protocol (Re: The Weave)

By Lars Poulsen on Sunday, August 09, 2026 15:39:06

Latest reply by Lawrence D?Oliveiro on Sunday, August 09, 2026 23:20:52
IBM Channel Interface (Re: The Weave)

By Lars Poulsen on Sunday, August 09, 2026 15:29:48

Latest reply by Lars Poulsen on Sunday, August 09, 2026 15:29:48
Interface connectors (Re: The Weave)

By Lars Poulsen on Sunday, August 09, 2026 13:13:54

Latest reply by Lars Poulsen on Sunday, August 09, 2026 13:13:54
Accidental Empires: How the Boys of Silicon Valley Make Their

By Joakim Melin on Tuesday, August 04, 2026 21:22:22

Latest reply by Lawrence D?Oliveiro on Tuesday, August 04, 2026 22:42:59
web forums and the old hierarchy idea

By Mara Vale on Sunday, June 21, 2026 12:24:58

Latest reply by Jeffrey Bagely on Tuesday, August 04, 2026 02:04:35
Re: Introducing RootBadger ? Usenet-style social discussion for the mod

By John Ames on Thursday, July 09, 2026 07:57:29

Latest reply by Jeffrey Bagely on Tuesday, August 04, 2026 00:31:04
Z80 Chip Turns 50, Open-Source Successor Takes Over From Zilog

By Lawrence D?Oliveiro on Wednesday, July 22, 2026 07:44:37

Latest reply by Lawrence D?Oliveiro on Wednesday, July 22, 2026 07:44:37
Rufus Porter (painter) - Wikipedia

By Mr. Man-wai Chang on Monday, July 20, 2026 22:08:57

Latest reply by Mr. Man-wai Chang on Monday, July 20, 2026 22:08:57
Lindsey Graham Death ? THE FULL UNREDACTED FILE ? FBI Investigation Doc

By Journalist on Sunday, July 12, 2026 17:53:23

Latest reply by Journalist on Sunday, July 12, 2026 17:53:23
Photos/video from Pacific Commodore Expo NW 2026

By RobertB on Wednesday, July 08, 2026 01:10:04

Latest reply by RobertB on Wednesday, July 08, 2026 01:10:04
Re: Old commercial UNIX in '26

By Phigan on Thursday, June 18, 2026 16:28:32

Latest reply by Bud Frede on Saturday, July 04, 2026 14:19:19
Re: 8964 : Chinese dissident code

By Mr. Man-wai Chang on Monday, June 29, 2026 19:14:36

Latest reply by Mr. Man-wai Chang on Monday, June 29, 2026 19:14:36
Re: Cloud Storage and Backups

By Magnus on Tuesday, June 23, 2026 08:42:04

Latest reply by Magnus on Tuesday, June 23, 2026 08:42:04
Re: (old_version.exe... computer chassis, glass, no handle

By Mr. Man-wai Chang on Friday, June 19, 2026 23:37:33

Latest reply by Mr. Man-wai Chang on Monday, June 22, 2026 19:03:19
Re: Do Keyboards Still Include ?Copilot? Keys?

By Roman Belenov on Saturday, June 20, 2026 09:11:46

Latest reply by Roman Belenov on Sunday, June 21, 2026 12:50:52
Re: (old_version.exe... IBM World Trade Asia Corp & Hong Kong 1997

By Mr. Man-wai Chang on Friday, June 19, 2026 18:43:27

Latest reply by Mr. Man-wai Chang on Saturday, June 20, 2026 23:01:28
Re: (old_version.exe... IBM mainframes and 3270 emulation

By Mr. Man-wai Chang on Friday, June 19, 2026 18:50:56

Latest reply by Mister Johnson on Saturday, June 20, 2026 11:51:00
Re: Pioneering CG Feature That Never Was: ?The Works?

By Lawrence D?Oliveiro on Saturday, June 20, 2026 04:15:08

Latest reply by Lawrence D?Oliveiro on Saturday, June 20, 2026 04:15:08