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Jeremy Reimer

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Posted on: 2024-04-29 15:02:37.000

This article was deeply personal to me, because my life overlapped with so much of it.

It starts out with the earliest networked computers (PLATO, and the Arpanet) and goes through BBSes, Usenet, web-based forums, and social media. It's a wild ride.

Check it out!
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/first-post-a-history-of-online-public-messaging