Project Runeberg Timeline

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Jun 1992 - Start of Gopher Service at Lysator
The 1992 Nordic University Computer Clubs' Conference (NUCCC) is hosted by Lysator in Linköping. At the final session it is decided that all clubs should start Internet information services to display their activites towards each other. Lars Aronsson maintains Lysator's Gopher server and tries to figure out how to fill the menus with interesting information.
Dec 1992 - Start of Project Runeberg
Lars Aronsson collects some existing datafiles with poems by Viktor Rydberg and Erik Stagnelius under a menu called "Project Runeberg" in Lysator's Gopher server. The idea to start a project like this has been around for almost a year. The inspiration comes from Project Gutenberg, USA.
Feb 1993 - Start of Web Service at Lysator
Per Hedbor of Lysator starts Sweden's first World Wide Web server, and soon starts to write his own webserver software. www.lysator.liu.se is born. Project Runeberg does not immediately transition to the web from Gopher.
6 Mar 1993 - First Announcement, Mailing List Created
In Usenet newsgroup soc.culture.nordic, the first public message outside Lysator tells the world about Project Runeberg. The amount of response sparks the creation of the Project Runeberg electronic mailing list.
18 Mar 1993 - First Media Attention
An article in Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat is the first ever media coverage of Project Runeberg.
May 1994 - Information Leaflet (in Swedish)
Also published Ordförklaringar (dictionary) to the 1917 Swedish Bible.
Jul 1994 - Nordisk Familjebok, Hermes-kalendern 1934
Aug 1994 - Auto-Generated Catalog
Since the start, the catalog of our published texts had been maintained by hand. From now on, the work is left to the one who does it best - the computer.
Oct 1994 - Bilder ur Nordens Flora
90 years earlier, this color illustrated book of flowers was a revolution in biology teaching. It immediately becomes one of Project Runeberg's most popular titles. Electronic edition by Johan Tufvesson.
Mar 1995 - Contributions Wanted
A promotional text in Swedish. This year, everybody on the web is doing funny versions of the <hr> tag for horizontal rulers, so why shouldn't we?
Apr 1995 - April Fools
Project Runeberg's announcement proves that intellectuals are just as easy to kid as anybody.
Jun 1995 - Converting our Texts to HTML
Svensk lag, Olavus Petri, Gösta Berlings saga, Karlfeldt, Boye
Jun 1995 - Proposed New Swedish Copyright Law
The new law proposal makes us hurry to publish Selma Lagerlöf's Mårbackablomster. Public Domain authors who died in 1926-1944 could be brought back under copyright protection! The proposal is stalling in parliament.
16 Oct 1995 - Letter to Swedish Parliament
We sent this letter to the Law Committee (lagutskottet) of the Swedish parliament, asking them to change the transitory rules of the proposed new copyright law. (in Swedish only)
28 Oct 1995 - Böcker är IT.
This brief text was distributed at the book fair "Bok- och biblioteksmässan" in Gothenburg (in Swedish only)
Dec 1995 - Did Karlfeldt Make it into Cyberspace?
The gates of cyberspace were about to close for another 20 years. In the last six weeks of 1995, Project Runeberg produced no less than 30 new electronic editions of Swedish authors who died in the interval 1926 - 1944. They would be covered by copyright unless we publish before the end of the year. Yes, Karlfeldt did make it into cyberspace. We have digitized almost all of his poetry.
Dec 1995 - Christmas 1995 Front Page
25 Jan 1996 - Free Web Space for Literary Societies!
As part of the index of Nordic Authors, Project Runeberg offers to publish information about literary societies pertaining to Nordic authors and artists.
Feb 1996 - More to Read about Project Runeberg
This timeline page and a page on media coverage are set up, first in reverse order, but soon changed to natural order.
Feb 1996 - February 1996 Front Page
Having seen the Christmas greetings all through January, it was time for some change. This time telling the world about using Project Runeberg at school.
Mar 1996 - Complete at last!
After more than two years of hard work, Project Runeberg's electronic edition of the Swedish Bible of 1917 is now complete!