On 10/23/2015 10:43 AM, Noel Chiappa wrote:
I snorted and started coughing when I read that! :-) Usenet had massive flame wars long before the Web existed!
Yes, there were flame wars--but nothing that sank to the level of depravity of flame wars on the web.
...and it could be just that I hung out on certain newsgroups with a more refined clientèle. Whatever. This was maybe circa 1981--before the IBM PC as well. You know, ones that discussed questions such as "Do all Indo-European languages use a derivation of "ti" or "cha" for the infusion of certain plants in hot water?" (Answer: no).
--Chuck
