Posts tagged “usenet” — Blog of independent game and app developer Matt Sephton. Featuring vintage Macintosh, game development, digital artwork, Japanese esoterica, video game reviews, hacks and tips, and much more. https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/tag/usenet/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 12:24:38 +0000 Sat, 12 Sep 2026 12:24:38 +0000 Jekyll v4.4.1 <p>11 March 1996 is the earliest date I can find for me advertising my website in my email footer, in a post on USENET.</p> <p>The earliest copy on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/~u5ms/">Wayback Machine</a> is from 8 July 1997.</p> by Matt Sephton Mon, 11 Mar 1996 12:00:00 +0000 https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/1996/03/11/my-first-website/ https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/1996/03/11/my-first-website/ <p>On 17 January 1996 I made my first post to USENET. It was a reply to a thread in <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">alt.music.bjork</code></p> <p>My messages ares preserved by <a href="https://www.usenet-rewind.com">USENET-Rewind</a>, but are too embarrassing to share here.</p> by Matt Sephton Wed, 17 Jan 1996 12:00:00 +0000 https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/1996/01/17/my-first-post-to-usenet/ https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/1996/01/17/my-first-post-to-usenet/