The Apple Macintosh & Lisa comp.sys.mac.digest Arpanet Digest on Apple Macintosh computers (Moderated) comp.sys.masscomp Masscomp computers.(Moderated) comp.sys.misc Other types of computers. comp.sys.nsc National Semiconductor Computers and chips. comp.sys.pyramid Pyramid 90x computers.(Moderated) comp.sys.ridge Ridge 32 computers and ROS.(Moderated) comp.sys.sequent Sequent systems, (esp. Balance 8000).(Moderated) comp.sys.sun Sun "workstation" computers(Moderated) comp.sys.tandy Tandy/Radio Shack computers comp.sys.ti Texas Instruments computers. comp.sys.workstations Various workstation-type computers.(Moderated) comp.terminals All sorts of terminals. comp.text Text processing. comp.unix UNIX* features and bugs.(Moderated) comp.unix.questions General questions on UNIX. News Version B 2.11 September 22, 1986 14 comp.unix.wizards Expert discussions, bug reports, and fixes for UNIX. misc.consumers Consumer interests, product reviews, etc. misc.consumers.house Owning and maintaining a house. misc.invest Investments and the handling of money. misc.jobs Job announcements, requests, etc. misc.kids Children, their behavior and activities. misc.legal Legalities and the ethics of law. misc.misc Various discussions too short-lived for other groups. misc.psi ESP,PSI, etc (Moderated) misc.taxes Tax laws and advice. misc.test Testing of network software. Very boring. misc.wanted Requests for things that are needed. news.admin Comments directed to news administrators. news.announce General announcements of interest to all. (Moderated) news.announce.conferences Upcoming conferences (Moderated) news.announce.newusers Explanatory postings for new users. (Moderated) news.config Postings of system down times and interruptions. news.groups Discussions and lists of newsgroups news.lists News-related statistics and lists(Moderated) news.misc Discussions of USENET itself. news.newsites Postings of new site announcements. news.software.b B news software. news.software.notes Notesfile software from the Univ. of Illinois. news.stargate Satellite transmission of news. news.sysadmin Comments directed to system administrators. rec.arts.books Books of all genres, shapes, and sizes. rec.arts.comics The funnies, old and new. rec.arts.drwho Dr. Who. rec.arts.misc Other arts related topics. rec.arts.movies Reviews and discussions of movies. rec.arts.poems Poetry. rec.arts.sf-lovers Science fiction lovers' newsgroup. rec.arts.startrek Star Trek, the TV show and the movies. rec.arts.tv The boob tube, its history, and past and current shows. rec.arts.tv.soaps Postings about TV soap operas. rec.audio High fidelity audio. rec.autos Automobiles, automotive products and laws. rec.autos.tech Technical aspects of automobiles, et. al. rec.aviation Aviation rules, means, and methods. rec.bicycles Bicycles, related products and laws. rec.birds Hobbyists interested in bird watching. rec.boats Hobbyists interested in boating. rec.food.cooking Food, cooking, cookbooks, and recipes. rec.food.drink Wines and spirits. rec.food.recipes A "distributed cookbook" of recipes.(Moderated) rec.food.veg Vegetarians. rec.games.board Board games. rec.games.bridge Hobbyists interested in bridge. rec.games.chess Chess & computer chess. rec.games.empire The computer game Empire. News Version B 2.11 September 22, 1986 15 rec.games.frp Fantasy Role Playing games. rec.games.go Go. rec.games.hack The computer game Hack. rec.games.misc Other games and computer games. rec.games.pbm Play by Mail games. rec.games.rogue The computer game Rogue. rec.games.trivia Trivia. rec.games.video Video games. rec.gardens Gardening, methods and results. rec.guns Firearms(Moderated) rec.ham-radio Amateur Radio practices, contests, events, rules, etc. rec.ham-radio.packet Packet radio setups. rec.humor Jokes and the like. May be somewhat offensive. rec.humor.d The content of net.jokes articles rec.mag Magazine summaries, tables of contents, etc. rec.mag.otherrealms A science fiction and fantasy "magazine". (Moderated) rec.misc Other Recreational/participant sports. rec.motorcycles Motorcycles and related products and laws. rec.music Reviews and discussion of things musical (Moderated) rec.music.classical Classical music. rec.music.folk Folks discussing folk music of various sorts rec.music.gaffa Kate Bush lovers. (Moderated) rec.music.gdead A group for (Grateful) Dead-heads rec.music.misc Other music related topics. rec.music.synth Synthesizers and computer music rec.nude Hobbyists interested in naturist/nudist activities. rec.pets Pets, pet care, and household animals in general. rec.photo Hobbyists interested in photography. rec.puzzles Puzzles, problems, and quizzes. rec.railroad Real and model train fans' newsgroup. rec.scuba Hobbyists interested in SCUBA diving. rec.skiing Hobbyists interested in skiing. rec.sport.baseball Professional baseball. rec.sport.basketball Professional basketball. rec.sport.football Professional football. rec.sport.hockey Professional hockey. rec.sport.misc Other spectator sports. rec.travel Traveling all over the world. rec.video Video and video components. rec.woodworking Hobbyists interested in woodworking. sci.astro Astronomy discussions and information. sci.bio Biology and related sciences. sci.crypt Different methods of data en/decryption. sci.electronics Electronic design developments, ideas, and components. sci.lang Natural languages. sci.math Mathematical discussions and puzzles. sci.math.stat Statistics discussion. sci.math.symbolic Symbolic algebra discussion. sci.med Medicine and its related products and regulations. sci.misc General purpose scientific discussions. News Version B 2.11 September 22, 1986 16 sci.physics Physical laws, properties, etc. sci.research Research and computer research. sci.space Space, space programs, space related research, etc. sci.space.shuttle The space shuttle and the STS program. soc.college College, college activities, campus life, etc. soc.comp Computers and Society (Moderated) soc.culture.african Africa & things African soc.culture.celtic Celtics culture. soc.culture.greek Greeks culture. soc.culture.indian India & things Indian soc.culture.jewish Information and discussion about Judaism. soc.human-nets Computer aided communications digest.(Moderated) soc.misc Other Social topics soc.motss Issues pertaining to homosexuality. soc.net-people Announcements, requests, etc. about people on the net. soc.risks Risks to the public from computers (Moderated) soc.roots Genealogical matters. soc.singles Newsgroup for single people, their activities, etc. soc.women Women's rights, discrimination, etc. talk.abortion Abortion. talk.origins Evolution versus creationism (sometimes hot!). talk.philosophy Philosophical discussions (Moderated) talk.philosophy.misc Philosophical discussions. talk.philosophy.tech Philosphy and technology (Moderated) talk.politics Political problems, systems, solutions. (Moderated) talk.politics.arms-d Arms discussion digest.(Moderated) talk.politics.misc Political discussions. Could get hot. talk.politics.theory Theory of politics and political systems. talk.religion.christian The form and nature of Christianity (Moderated) talk.religion.misc Religious, ethical, and moral implications of actions. talk.rumors For the posting of rumors. News Version B 2.11 September 22, 1986 17 - vnews Vnews - USENET. - readnews, - . . - , vnews -  , - vnews . Vnews , . - . - . - . vnews , "next?"; "more?". - news-, news-, - . , "mail", . - , , 30 "MAIL" . readnews vnews . : "digest" ( - , ). , , - ( ) vnews. N -. vnews , readnews . "parent", , , "write", . $A. News Version B 2.11 September 22, 1986 18 "decrypt" ( , , - ) rot13, , readnews - , , . , readnewsreadnews vnews . , .  , . - . UNIX - . . 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