31 Jan
2021
31 Jan
'21
11:21 a.m.
At 06:01 PM 1/30/2021, you wrote:
Another blast from the past. I haven't seen anything of or spoken with him in nearly
30 years.
A legend, indeed, and one that only makes me upset about Google's Usenet archive.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Spencer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Groups
Couldn't Google just give someone else a copy of what Spencer
(and everyone else) gave them?
- John
Which Henry was that?? Henry Spencer perhaps?
Yes, Henry Spencer (formerly of zoo.toronto.edu).
N. 
31 Jan
31 Jan
11:35 a.m.
On 1/31/21 2:21 PM, John Foust via cctalk wrote:
At 06:01 PM 1/30/2021, you wrote:
Another blast from the past. I haven't seen anything of or spoken with him in nearly
30 years.
A legend, indeed, and one that only makes me upset about Google's Usenet archive.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Spencer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Groups
Couldn't Google just give someone else a copy of what Spencer
(and everyone else) gave them?
As my age catches up on me (more lately) I really miss many of
the people I knew in the early USENIX years. Sadly, they seem
to be fading from my memories faster every day now.
bill
Which Henry was that?? Henry Spencer perhaps?
Yes, Henry Spencer (formerly of zoo.toronto.edu).
N. 
11:40 a.m.
On 31-01-2021 20:35, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote:
As my age catches up on me (more lately) I really miss
many of
the people I knew in the early USENIX years.? Sadly, they seem
to be fading from my memories faster every day now.
Hear hear!
Julf (formerly seismo!mcvax!penet!julf)
1:42 p.m.
On 2021-01-31 3:21 p.m., John Foust via cctalk wrote:
At 06:01 PM 1/30/2021, you wrote:
Another blast from the past. I haven't seen anything of or spoken with him
in nearly 30 years. A legend, indeed, and one that only makes me upset about
Google's Usenet archive.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Spencer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Groups
Couldn't Google just give someone else a copy of what Spencer
(and everyone else) gave them?
- John
I worked with a gentleman for a while who studied at U of T and now
teaches there, who told me about visiting Henry's office.? He said all
the lights where off save a small desk lamp and there was also a green
screen terminal on his desk, a heater under the desk and the walls lined
with book cases.? This would have probably been in the mid to late 70s.?
I am surprised to hear it was only in 1981 that utzoo was started.? I
had my first exposure Usenet about that time too when I discovered that
my workplace VM network had a read only service we could subscribe to
usenet forums and have the updates delivered as VM notes.
Paul.
Which Henry was that?? Henry Spencer perhaps?
Yes, Henry Spencer (formerly of zoo.toronto.edu).
N.
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