On Jan 12, 8:03 am, JimBreen <jimbr...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Usenet and mailing lists were a life-changing occurrence. It's hard to
> recall
> just how constricted communications and interaction were before then.
> Things
> have moved on since then, but they were real paradigm shifts.

Earlier today, I needed to explain to a new (young) staff member what
a fax machine was.