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New search tool Usenet-Rewind indexes over a billion Usenet posts since 1981

Usenet-Rewind is a newly launched search engine that lets users browse and query Usenet newsgroup archives spanning from 1981 to the present day. The site currently indexes more than 1 billion messages across tens of thousands of days, with search filters for subject, body text, author, message ID, newsgroup and date range, and it says it is still actively adding more content.

Commodore 64 add-on Spartan finally shipped in 1986 after two years of ads

Mimic Systems advertised its Spartan peripheral for the Commodore 64 for nearly two years, using recurring magazine ads featuring a mime, before actually releasing the product in 1986. By the time it arrived, reviewers found its specs outdated and users reported persistent bugs and poor support.