Re: CHAT: 10-year anniversary (was Re: CHAT: Re: More enter-bringings)
| From: | Paul Bennett <paulnkathy@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, March 8, 2000, 15:30 |
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On 8 Mar 00, at 8:17, Paul Bennett wrote:
> On 7 Mar 00, at 17:42, Robert Hailman wrote:
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> > Christophe Grandsire wrote:
> > > Does anyone know the exact
> > > aniversary date of the list?
> >
> > How far back do the archives go? If we can find the first post to this
> > list, that's close enough to an anniversary date?
> >
>
[snip]
> Tal was the first to point out that the anniversary is
> approaching, perhaps he has some clearer idea than 'some time soon'?
I've just stumbled upon a message from the very same, pointing out an
archive covering the list between '91 and '94, at:
http://www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/Lab/1635/clang/index.html
The earliest known conlang posting (and it seems to be pretty darned soon
after the list was founded) is now as follows:
> To: conlang@buphy.bu.edu
> Subject: Dhamiathua paternoster
> Date: Thu, 25 Jul 91 17:26:41 +0100
> From: And Rosta <ucleaar@...>
[snip]
The Gauntlet is hereby thrown down for anyone who can come up with a more
accurate date than this...
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Pb