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Re: The way we were: January, 1994
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Tue, 27 May 2003 07:35:09 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Thomas Main writes:
I just read through the first month of postings to rec.toys.lego (January 1994)
and was amused and impressed by some of the things I read.  There were many
"firsts" of discussions that seem to be ongoing up to the present.  I thought
it might be entertaining and/or helpful to reminisce about some of the topics
discussed then.  I would love it if someone with a greater ability to process
trends and a good editorial eye would take on the task of beginning to write
down the history of the online Lego community (more on this after the topic
list).


FYI, I did something like that for a short while in 1996. So it's more a
sorted and annoteted snapshot than a history.

See the 'Quotes' section of LEGO on my Mind,
http://home.zonnet.nl/ericbrok/legomind

I like your idea though. The good thing is, thanks to the internet's 'own
memory' no discussions will be lost until someone gets around to compose a
history.



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I just read through the first month of postings to rec.toys.lego (January 1994) and was amused and impressed by some of the things I read. There were many "firsts" of discussions that seem to be ongoing up to the present. I thought it might be (...) (21 years ago, 22-May-03, to lugnet.general)  

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