While browsing the Google Usenet news archive, I found the following article:
From: mertenx@mail.interpac.be (Xavier Mertens) Subject: Test Date: 1995/05/14 Message-ID: #1/1 distribution: world organization: Personnal account at Interpac Belgium newsgroups: comp.unix.amiga Sorry to write here but is everything ok? (if problem, E-mail please) Thanks -- ----/\--------------------------------------------------- /\'\ \/ |\/| / \ \ /\avier| |ertens __ Amiga /\ / \ _ /// & \ \/ /\/ E-Mail : mertenx@mail.interpac.be \X// Linux \ /\/ Fidonet: 2:291/715.9 Fanatic \ \/ Aminet : 39:120/201.9 ----\/---------------------------------------------------
One of my first posts on Usenet! I tried to find older references without success. As you can see, I was an Amiga addict at this time 🙂
Unfortunately, no trace of my real first IP connection: a SLIP account with fixed (!) IP address @ EUnet Belgium! Before, it was only shell accounts…