[nycbug-talk] which came first? usenet or IRC?

[G. Rosamond]

 From  
http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/internet/01/03/online.underground.ap/ 
index.html about internet-based movie piracy. . .

<quote>

Members of these so-called ripping groups, also known as warez groups,  
have created a community referred to as "the scene." It exists  
primarily on the Internet's back alleys -- private Internet Relay Chat,  
or IRC, which is a precursor to the modern instant messaging software,  
or Usenet news groups that function like bulletin boards.

</quote>

Woah.

g