Ok, I admit it. It's a vanity search if there ever was one, but I still find this pretty funny. I did a Google Groups on my name, and found the first ever Usenet posting I made. Sat, 25 Dec 93 12:33:00 +0100 isn't to shabby I guess. That actually means I missed my 10 year Internet anniversary though. Such a shame, I should have had a big party, shouldn't I.
Anyway, that message was posted via a local BBS called Yankee Rose and that broadcasted it to Usenet via FidoNet. I guess thats not real internet connectivity, so I continued digging. The first trace of me using a proper email adress and true internet usage is this.
Sun, Oct 23 1994 4:26 am seems to be the first trace. So, that means that I'm still on track for my 10th anniversary, and that corresponds well with the party planned on Oct. 16 to celebrate my wife's birthday (at least that what she thinks it's about :-) ).
Also, when digging trough all this I actually found a reference to the old BBS's I used, and the one I ran myself! Slashdot ran an article called "Every BBS there Ever was". Search for "Soda" or "Circle Of Protection" (my old BBS :-) )
Thanks Soda, I always knew you were a good guy :-)
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