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In <1992Oct01.020738.5452@r-node.gts.org> marc@r-node.gts.org (Marc Fournier - Sys Admin) writes:


>In article <1992Sep30.045453.8563@wolves.uucp> news@wolves.durham.nc.us writes:
>>
>>Some BBS programs allow the individual BBS systems to share messages by
>>using a communications medium to exchange the messages via a standard
>>protocol which the BBSes understand.  Such systems are "networked"
>>BBSes.  There are several BBS Networks around the world. Among them are
>>FIDOnet, WWIVnet, RIMEnet, VNET and Usenet.
>>                                    ^^^^^^

>	Where is the Internet??  That is one of the major ones...
>and, by your definitions, the Internet is as much of a BBS network
>as Usenet is.
>	
>>From: news@wolves.durham.nc.us
>>Date: Mon Sep 28 23:00:00 EDT 1992
>>Subject: 3. What is Usenet?
>>
>>Usenet is a network message sharing system that exchanges messages in a
>>standard format.  Messages are arranged into topical categories called
>>newsgroups.  The messages contain plain text information (which may
>>include encoded binary information) and a series of headers that define
>>who the message came from, when the message was posted, where it was
>>posted, where it has passed, and other administrative information.
>>
>>Properly speaking, Usenet is defined as newsgroups in the major
>>categories of comp, misc, news, rec, sci, soc, and talk.  There are a
>>number of other major "hierarchies" which may be worldwide (alt, bionet,
>>vmsnet) or may be regional (usa, can, triangle) or even organizational
>>(duke, ut, sun).
>>
>>There is not enough room here to fully discuss the ins and outs of
>>Usenet.  There are several Usenet groups that are dedicated to
>>discussion of Usenet itself.  (news.* and alt.culture.usenet are
>>examples, the `*' refers to any newsgroup that begins its name with a
>>string of "news.")
>>

>	Wait a minute!!  Usenet is much more then just the newsgroups!!
>You are right, it is difficult to fully discuss the ins and outs of
>Usenet, but it is not *JUST* newsgroups!!  IMHO, Usenet was the
>predecessor for Internet, the main difference between the two
>is the fact that the Internet involves *DIRECT* system connections
>as opposed to going through a modem.  

I think your history may be just a bit off.  I believe that ARPAnet
was the predecessor for Internet.  Usenet is just one of several nets
which are included when one uses the phrase 'Internet'.

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