alt.comp
General computing chatter, alt-style.
The informal annex to the comp.* hierarchy: quick questions, opinionated hardware talk and OS advocacy without the comp.* groups’ charters or patience.
Useful then as a low-barrier entry point; useful now as a sample of everyday computing concerns of its era.
Reading alt.comp today
- Historical archive: Google Groups — alt.comp (coverage varies by group and era).
- Live access: point an NNTP newsreader at a modern server — see accessing Usenet today.
- The original news2mail e-mail subscription service ended in the mid-2000s and no longer operates.