Submission timeline
2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
First comments on top threads
HN comment orderIn 1996, our school had a break room with 30 DOS-based computers running Pegasus. Each computer would typically have a queue of 3-4 people behind the current user, all eager to check their mail. Most had no internet at home or very limited/expensive access. Me and some friends were into programming. We would exit Pegasus to return back to the DOS prompt, and then write simple programs that persist in memory, so basically running in the background. Next, we'd reopen…
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 360
- Total comments
- 114
100+ points or 50+ comments
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reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-07 | Pegasus Mail | thunderbong | 7 | 0 |
| 2023-08-03 | Pegasus MailFirst breakout · Best thread | danielovichdk | 243 | 92 |
| 2025-02-22 | The Internet's longest-serving PC email system, still being updatedLatest 20+ point return | francescovaglia | 110 | 22 |