Word: usenet
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...next fascinating feature of UNIX for most people is Usenet, or more commonly known as "net news." While Usenet still poses no challenge to Dan Rather, Connie Chung or Larry King in educating America (and the world), Usenet has become vastly popular...
...Usenet is not your average 6 p.m. news program. Open 24 hours a day and 365 days a year, it has no official commercials. And, at least here at Harvard, it's free, uncensored and fully accessible...
...HUSC users aren't actually concerned about how fast data travel over the phone; their frustration stems more from the fact that there just aren't enough lines to accomodate ven a fraction of those eager to dial into HUSC to check e-mail or read USENET news or do their problem sets, most of which can be done at the slower speed 2400 baud but only when you can dial...