Ten years before the World Wide Web was introduced, there was already something similar: Usenet. Usenet is a giant, worldwide network where files and newsgroups are hosted. Usenet shares a number of similarities with the internet that we currently know. For instance, you need a browser (newsreaders or news clients) to get there, for example, […]
Usenet: What is it exactly?
Usenet is a large worldwide network that is used to share files through computers. It’s the world’s fastest and most reliable file sharing network. Originally Usenet was developed for exchanging messages in discussion groups. In the beginning, Usenet was used mainly by scientists who exchanged information. But quite quickly, the platform was also made suitable […]