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Harvest time!

By David Lesher on Thu Oct 1 02:06:08 2026

Latest reply by David Lesher on Thu Oct 1 02:06:08 2026
origin of XGP fonts (was Re: reprints of old AI memos)

By Kragen Javier Sitaker on Mon Sep 28 10:44:18 2026

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

By RobertB on Sun Sep 27 07:17:35 2026

Latest reply by RobertB on Sun Sep 27 07:17:35 2026
Dinner with John Levine

By Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson on Wed Sep 23 02:01:34 2026

Latest reply by Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson on Sat Sep 26 23:14:25 2026
Pythonic way to combine regular expressions?

By Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson on Sat Sep 26 02:54:32 2026

Latest reply by ram on Sat Sep 26 10:04:58 2026
Re: XML in Pythong

By Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson on Fri Sep 25 23:21:31 2026

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

By RobertB on Sat Sep 19 05:40:48 2026

Latest reply by RobertB on Fri Sep 25 04:25:50 2026
Usent history (was Re: This tiny gold crystal could bring quantum technology out of the deep freeze)

By Kragen Javier Sitaker on Sun Sep 6 11:08:46 2026

Latest reply by Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?= on Thu Sep 24 23:30:15 2026
What does this do on a 68K-based Mac?

By sean on Tue Sep 22 23:28:01 2026

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

By Kragen Javier Sitaker on Fri Sep 11 09:42:23 2026

Latest reply by Charlie Gibbs on Fri Sep 18 20:35:39 2026
Question re postscript and pdf

By Carlos E.R. on Thu Sep 10 19:57:33 2026

Latest reply by Chris Ahlstrom on Fri Sep 18 17:35:14 2026
history of ASCII and IBM ratfucking, and the VAX (was Re: CMS, Self-hosting and the 6502)

By Kragen Javier Sitaker on Fri Sep 11 09:05:42 2026

Latest reply by Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?= on Tue Sep 15 23:22:24 2026
segments and architectural experimentation (was Re: segments, was Self-hosting and the 6502)

By Kragen Javier Sitaker on Fri Sep 11 08:13:05 2026

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

By Craig Stadler on Sun Sep 6 06:12:18 2026

Latest reply by Daniel on Sun Sep 13 11:06:56 2026
The Return Of Cassette Tape

By Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?= on Sun Aug 23 23:43:49 2026

Latest reply by scott on Fri Sep 11 15:16:56 2026
This is interesting

By Mark Shaw on Thu Sep 10 21:17:08 2026

Latest reply by Andy Burns on Fri Sep 11 08:59:02 2026
Re: Postscript in 4tH

By Kragen Javier Sitaker on Tue Sep 8 22:38:58 2026

Latest reply by Hans Bezemer on Thu Sep 10 17:58:32 2026
. and .. in the VFS (was: Re: Origin Of Filename Extension Dot Separator)

By Nuno Silva on Tue Aug 25 00:20:17 2026

Latest reply by Mr. Chang Man-wai on Sun Sep 6 22:19:30 2026
Tops-10 filename/extension representation [was Re: Origin Of Filename Extension Dot Separator]

By Rich Alderson on Tue Aug 25 16:15:43 2026

Latest reply by Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?= on Sat Sep 5 21:11:13 2026
Re: Origin Of Filename ... text and civilization? doomsday?

By Rich Alderson on Sat Aug 29 18:31:18 2026

Latest reply by Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?= on Sat Sep 5 21:09:27 2026
The Amarna Letters, Hebrew -- wait, which brew? (was: Re: Origin Of Filename ... text and civilization? doomsday?)

By Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson on Thu Sep 3 18:29:16 2026

Latest reply by James Dow Allen on Sat Sep 5 09:13:43 2026
How =?UTF-8?B?QXBwbGXigJlzIE9TIFgvbWFjT1MgQmVjYW1lIOKAnFVOSVjigJ0=?=

By Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?= on Thu Sep 3 02:24:56 2026

Latest reply by Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?= on Thu Sep 3 02:24:56 2026
Re: Origin Of ..... Darklands the video game? Medieval Europe?

By Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson on Thu Sep 3 00:06:33 2026

Latest reply by Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson on Thu Sep 3 00:06:33 2026
boxing all integers (was Re: Resources to learn common lisp?)

By Kragen Javier Sitaker on Sat Aug 29 17:52:49 2026

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

By Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?= on Fri Aug 28 22:20:31 2026

Latest reply by Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?= on Sat Aug 29 22:02:39 2026
=?UTF-8?B?V29ybGTigJlz?= First Webcam Was Finally Switched Off 25 Years Ago Today

By Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?= on Mon Aug 24 01:22:16 2026

Latest reply by Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?= on Sat Aug 29 22:01:16 2026
the history of Java in Android (was Re: =?utf-8?Q?What=E2=80=99s?= Your Least Favourite Programming Language?)

By Kragen Javier Sitaker on Fri Aug 28 20:27:04 2026

Latest reply by Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?= on Sat Aug 29 21:57:09 2026
Re: Origin Of Filename Extension Dot Separator

By anthk on Mon Aug 17 23:57:34 2026

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

By scott on Fri Aug 28 19:18:10 2026

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

By Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson on Sun Aug 23 16:56:55 2026

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

By David Lesher on Wed Aug 26 23:09:33 2026

Latest reply by David Lesher on Wed Aug 26 23:09:33 2026
[OT] Arguably unreasonable crossposts (was: Re: The Return Of Cassette Tape ... and punch cards?)

By Nuno Silva on Tue Aug 25 18:37:53 2026

Latest reply by Nuno Silva on Tue Aug 25 18:37:53 2026
Re: Whatever Happened To Document-Centric Computing?

By Jeffrey Bagely on Mon Aug 3 23:24:50 2026

Latest reply by Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?= on Fri Aug 21 22:29:29 2026
The Origins of Objective-C at PPI/Stepstone and Its Evolution at NeXT

By Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?= on Tue Aug 18 23:41:28 2026

Latest reply by Peter Flass on Fri Aug 21 08:53:57 2026
Re: Modern blinkenlights:

By Peter Flass on Thu Aug 20 09:30:31 2026

Latest reply by scott on Thu Aug 20 18:24:33 2026
=?UTF-8?Q?Re:_Modern_blinkenlights:_(was:_Re:_Engineer_Identifie?= =?UTF-8?Q?s_&_Explains_Every_=E2=80=9990s_Computer_Seen_In_?= =?UTF-8?Q?=E2=80=9CJurassic_Park=E2=80=9D)?=

By SpallsHurgenson(NG) on Thu Aug 20 16:41:38 2026

Latest reply by SpallsHurgenson(NG) on Thu Aug 20 16:41:38 2026
Engineer Identifies & Explains Every =?UTF-8?B?4oCZOTBz?= Computer Seen In =?UTF-8?B?4oCcSnVyYXNzaWMgUGFya+KAnQ==?=

By Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?= on Thu Jul 16 04:37:32 2026

Latest reply by Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson on Thu Aug 20 14:12:09 2026
Tim King

By ram on Wed Aug 12 15:16:16 2026

Latest reply by Peter Flass on Wed Aug 12 12:30:25 2026
Remember when discussions were worth reading?

By Tom Mix on Sat Jul 25 17:19:12 2026

Latest reply by Anton Antimo on Mon Aug 10 11:11:43 2026
Accidental Empires: How the Boys of Silicon Valley Make Their

By Joakim Melin on Tue Aug 4 21:22:22 2026

Latest reply by Joakim Melin on Tue Aug 4 21:22:22 2026
web forums and the old hierarchy idea

By Mara Vale on Sun Jun 21 12:24:58 2026

Latest reply by Jeffrey Bagely on Tue Aug 4 02:04:35 2026
=?UTF-8?Q?Re=3A_Introducing_RootBadger_=E2=80=94_Usenet-style_socia?= =?UTF-8?Q?l_discussion_for_the_modern_web?=

By Pluted Pup on Wed Jul 8 19:35:56 2026

Latest reply by Jeffrey Bagely on Tue Aug 4 00:31:04 2026
Z80 Chip Turns 50, Open-Source Successor Takes Over From Zilog

By Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?= on Wed Jul 22 07:44:37 2026

Latest reply by Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?= on Wed Jul 22 07:44:37 2026
=?UTF-8?Q?From_Murals_to_Magazines=E2=80=94How_Rufus_Porter_Painted?= =?UTF-8?Q?=2C_Published_and_Invented_His_Way_into_American_History_=7C_Scie?= =?UTF-8?Q?ntific_American?=

By Mr. Man-wai Chang on Mon Jul 20 22:11:37 2026

Latest reply by Mr. Man-wai Chang on Mon Jul 20 22:11:37 2026
Rufus Porter (painter) - Wikipedia

By Mr. Man-wai Chang on Mon Jul 20 22:08:57 2026

Latest reply by Mr. Man-wai Chang on Mon Jul 20 22:08:57 2026
Lindsey Graham Death ? THE FULL UNREDACTED FILE ? FBI Investigation Docs + Coroner Report (PDF)

By Journalist on Sun Jul 12 17:53:23 2026

Latest reply by Journalist on Sun Jul 12 17:53:23 2026
Trump War on the Press ? FULL DOJ Subpoena Docs + NYT Internal Memo (PDF)

By PressWatchdog@onionmail.org on Sat Jul 11 19:56:32 2026

Latest reply by PressWatchdog@onionmail.org on Sat Jul 11 19:56:32 2026
Photos/video from Pacific Commodore Expo NW 2026

By RobertB on Wed Jul 8 01:10:04 2026

Latest reply by RobertB on Wed Jul 8 01:10:04 2026
Re: [OT] Shifts in type of computing machinery

By Nuno Silva on Sun Jun 21 09:15:03 2026

Latest reply by Bud Frede on Sat Jul 4 14:19:19 2026
Re: 8964 : Chinese dissident code

By Andreas Eder on Mon Jun 29 08:51:41 2026

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

By Magnus on Tue Jun 23 08:42:04 2026

Latest reply by Magnus on Tue Jun 23 08:42:04 2026
Re: (old_version.exe... computer chassis, glass, home safety

By Nuno Silva on Sun Jun 21 08:57:21 2026

Latest reply by Mr. Man-wai Chang on Mon Jun 22 19:03:19 2026
Re: Do Keyboards Still Include =?windows-1251?B?k0NvcGlsb3SU?= Keys?

By Roman Belenov on Sun Jun 21 12:50:52 2026

Latest reply by Roman Belenov on Sun Jun 21 12:50:52 2026