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Re: www.userfriendly.org seems to be gone, RIP Erwin, Dust Puppy and Co :(

#31

This gives me a chance to ask about a different webcomic that I read in the early 2000s, but have totally forgotten. It also took place at a small development company or ISP. There was a dog who was a system administrator, and he might have been in love with a cat? All the characters were animals, I think, and there were the usual 90s-early 00s Linux/Microsoft jokes.

Oh... I remember that. What the heck was that...

Re: www.userfriendly.org seems to be gone, RIP Erwin, Dust Puppy and Co :(

#32
post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It was a webcomic that was popular when slashdot and kuro5hin were more popular. You can read more about it on wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_Friendly

I just wandered over to Slashdot earlier today. It's sad to see what it has become. It's also sad to see UF burn out as well. I miss Ye Olde Internets.

I've never really frequented Slashdot, I've taken a short look at it right now. What's going on with it that's so sad to look at? I feel like I'm missing context...

Re: www.userfriendly.org seems to be gone, RIP Erwin, Dust Puppy and Co :(

#36
post #20

Wow, one of the originals from the Precambrian era of the web. I have a vague recollection that User Friendly started publishing on an OS/2 Warp fan site sometime around 1995-96. (Edit: on quick googling, I'm probably wrong and confusing it with something else from that era.)

At least the original Space Jam website lives on, although I see they relocated it with the release of the sequel last year.

https://www.spacejam.com/1996/

Re: www.userfriendly.org seems to be gone, RIP Erwin, Dust Puppy and Co :(

#38
post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I just wandered over to Slashdot earlier today. It's sad to see what it has become. It's also sad to see UF burn out as well. I miss Ye Olde Internets.

I've never really frequented Slashdot, I've taken a short look at it right now. What's going on with it that's so sad to look at? I feel like I'm missing context...

Sustained shortage of ASCII Penis Birds over the past decade.

Re: www.userfriendly.org seems to be gone, RIP Erwin, Dust Puppy and Co :(

#39

This gives me a chance to ask about a different webcomic that I read in the early 2000s, but have totally forgotten. It also took place at a small development company or ISP. There was a dog who was a system administrator, and he might have been in love with a cat? All the characters were animals, I think, and there were the usual 90s-early 00s Linux/Microsoft jokes.

Could you be thinking of Kevin and Kell (https://www.kevinandkell.com/)? The species don't quite match up, but the general description and the time period do. (And it's still running daily strips, making it the longest-running web comic!)
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