Larry Page's Java question – 1996

Re:Larry Page's Java question – 1996 by BaconJuice on Monday November 10, 2014 @09:10PM (#8587888)

Can someone explain to me how this was posted on Google Groups when Google wasn't really around?

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Re:Larry Page's Java question – 1996 by StevePerkins on Monday November 10, 2014 @09:18PM (#8587912)

This was originally posted on the "comp.lang.java" Usenet group (read about Usenet on Wikipedia if that was before your time). A website called "DejaNews" used to archive Usenet content, and provide a way for noobs to post via the web. Google bought DejaNews almost 15 years ago, and rebranded it as "Google Groups".

Eventually, Google Groups came to be a glorified mailing list service. However, originally it was just a web wrapper around Usenet... and can still be used for that today.

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Re:Larry Page's Java question – 1996 by eosrei on Monday November 10, 2014 @09:12PM (#8587896)

Google Groups contains an archive of most of Usenet.

"Google Groups became operational in February 2001, following Google's acquisition of Deja's Usenet archive. (Deja News had been operational since 1995.)" src: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Groups

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