On Tue, 3 Nov 2009 17:38:54 + (UTC)
Jim Henderson wrote:
Hello Jim,
> Yeah, that's what I remember seeing then as well. In fact, the common
> usage of "/" for denoting emphasis is relatively new as I recall.
See my reply to Robert. However, the short version is that *, / & _ all
date to
On Tue, 3 Nov 2009 17:03:19 +
Robert Marshall wrote:
Hello Robert,
> I go back to the late 80's too in usenet use - I can recall a variety
> of prefix characters for quoting but not *'s - they were used - as in
> your reply for emphasis
OP didn't mention quotes, but attributions. Not the s
On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:03:19 +, Robert Marshall wrote:
> I go back to the late 80's too in usenet use - I can recall a variety of
> prefix characters for quoting but not *'s - they were used - as in your
> reply for emphasis
Yeah, that's what I remember seeing then as well. In fact, the comm
On Tuesday 03 November 2009 01:06 am, Duncan wrote:
> I'd suggest that, and point at the examples of your own posts and
> perhaps others from google groups as far back as they go... and then
> tell him the ball is in his court. You've made your case and presented
I wasn't the original poster here
On Tue, 3 Nov 2009, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:47:51 +, Brad Rogers wrote:
>
>> My usenet use goes back to about 1992, with approx ten yrs BBSing prior
>> and I don't recall seeing it on Fido, or any other fido type network,
>> either.
>
> I was thinking this was possible,
Rob posted on Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:31:32 -0400 as excerpted:
> But I think I'm
> pretty much done with debating on Usenet by now;
Of course, for some of us, this list is served as a newsgroup, via gmane.
=:^) I much prefer following mailing lists as newsgroups, as opposed to
mail, thus clogging
On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:47:51 +, Brad Rogers wrote:
> My usenet use goes back to about 1992, with approx ten yrs BBSing prior
> and I don't recall seeing it on Fido, or any other fido type network,
> either.
I was thinking this was possible, but perhaps it could've been something
before FidoN
On Tue, 3 Nov 2009 00:36:03 -0400
Rob wrote:
Hello Rob,
> Maybe the asterisk thing was a FidoNet or other BBS-oriented form of
> attribution, but I don't remember it. I have used some tty-based chat
My usenet use goes back to about 1992, with approx ten yrs BBSing
prior and I don't recall se
