Re: The early gnus shars (was: [OT] Of the meaning of GNUS)

[Lloyd Zusman <ljz@asfast.com>]

Correcction:  of course, that's 1988, not 2988 ... although I do feel
like I've gone through a time warp. :)

Lloyd Zusman <ljz@asfast.com> writes:

> I found version 2.0 of gnus, posted by Masanobu Umeda
> (umerin@flab.flab.Fujitsu.JUNET) to comp.emacs on Feb. 1, 2988.  This
> looks like it might be the first public posting.  The archives don't go
> back much earlier that this, and so I don't know if there was a 1.x
> version that was released earlier.
>
> This seems to confirm that my memory is incorrect and that Masanobu
> Umeda is indeed the original author.
>
> But also, since I sent him an email, perhaps he will reply to personally
> drive the final nail into the coffin of my claim.
>
> The entire gnus 2.0 release fit into two shars in two email messages.
> This software is a fascinating piece of history, and so I'm wondering if
> anyone would be interested in my posting it here.
>
> I've tarred and gzipped these files into a bundle that takes up a total
> of 24,340 bytes.  Is that too large for me to post here as an
> attachment?  If so, I'll put it on a web page somewhere.
>
> -- 
>  Lloyd Zusman
>  ljz@asfast.com

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