lˈaɪv stˈiːm wʌz ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli stˈɑːɹɾᵻd æz ðə lˈaɪv stˈiːm nˈuːzlɛɾɚɹ ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti z baɪ pˈɜːʃɪŋ skˈɑːt æz ɐ mˈɪmiəɡɹˌæft nˈuːzlɛɾɚ.
Live Steam was originally started as the Live Steam Newsletter in the early 1960s by Pershing Scott as a mimeographed newsletter.