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  Msg # 3899 of 4021 on ZZNE4432, Saturday 5-12-23, 11:55  
  From: ANDY  
  To: DOUG MCLAREN  
  Subj: Re: When will Usenet disappear FULLY?!  
 From: no@spam.no 
  
 In article <1200260130.18288@frenzied.us>, 
  "Doug McLaren"  wrote: 
  
 > In article , 
 > Vzura   wrote: 
  
 > | Or someone will tell me that Usenet will never die?! 
 > 
 > It may be used less and less over time, but it will take a very long 
 > time to completely die out, if it ever does. 
 > 
 > Have BBSs died?  No ... 
 > Has RTTY died?  No ... 
 > Has morse code died?  No ... 
 > Have mainframes died?  No ... 
 > Has broadcast AM radio died?  No ... 
 > Has CB radio died?  No ... 
 > Have vinyl records died?  No ... 
 > Have vacuum tubes died?  No ... 
 > etc. 
  
 Exactly. 
  
 Christ, there's *gopher* enthusiasts out there 'talking about the 
 future'... 
  
 Andy. 
  
 --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05 
  * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2) 

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