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Posted by Colin McFadyen on 01/18/07 04:51
In <rnntq21sbpteo5aofqpo7o8v3er9c46tkg@4ax.com> MassiveProng <MassiveProng@thebarattheendoftheuniverse.org> writes:
>Some dipshit wrote:
>>> IIRC, before around 1985, people tended to top post. It makes
>>> reading a thread much easier when you are stuck with a s-l-o-w text-
>>> mode newsreader on a s-l-o-w connection - which is pretty much all
>>> there was back then.
> No. One DOWNLOADS posts, then reads, dumbass (at least if you have
>half a brain). ANY of you idiots that actually tried to read as it
>downloaded were even more stupid that the top postingf twits with
>their top posted twit mentalities.
Read his post before replying and looking foolish.
I'll post slowly so that you may understand.
In 1985 people used terminal emulators or dumb consoles to access
systems that offered newsreading programs. Due to line speed and modem
limitations, text was displayed slowly. Rather than having to wait
for the entire post to be displayed, it was faster and easier to reply
and post at the top of the message.
Back then, posts could be read as they were displayed. They were
not downloaded first. Usenet articles were originally transported
between sites using UUCP (look it up) which usually used asnyc modems.
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