These appear to be from the 1990s mainly. They are very good but there was a lot of good stuff from the late 80s as well - many happy memories of reading posts by from John Mashey, Eugene Miya and Henry Spencer etc.
On an side, I understand that Vernor Vinge's book A Fire Upon the Deep was inspired in part by the Usenet of the 80s.
On an side, I understand that Vernor Vinge's book A Fire Upon the Deep was inspired in part by the Usenet of the 80s.