23 Jun
1997
23 Jun
'97
5:04 p.m.
Subject: Re: Classsic Computing Newsgroup revisited
Message-ID: <199706222028.4491(a)tw500.eng.cam.ac.uk>
> I'm against new newsgroups being created,
especially when the topics
> are quite technical and already well-handled by existing newsgroups.
> For example, people wanting Apple II help can go to comp.sys.apple2,
> users of various CP/M systems hang around comp.os.cpm, PDP-11
> users have vmsnet.pdp-11, etc.
Agreed. Off-hand I can't think of a single classic
computer which is not
covered by at least one existing newsgroup. If you don't know which group
to post to, you'll find that most of them are quite friendly to
just-off-topic questions. If you find an obscure Z80 machine that didn't
ever run CP/M, I'm quite sure that a post to comp.os.cpm would get either
some help or a pointer to the appropriate newsgroup. I'd be _very_
supprised if it got a flame.
Let's get this straight:
A) alt.technology.obsolete does not need to be created, it has been on
the net
for at least as long as I have (6+ months)
B) The newsgroup is currently dead (except for the occasional spamming
post.)
C) having specific newsgroups is ok, but what if you want the open
discussion
of computers like we have here? I kinda get irked seeing Spectrum
posts in comp.sys.cbm. But wouldn't mind on a mixed group, because I
am
in that mode when I am reading it. (sound logical?)
So, again, the newsgroup (alt.technology.obsolete) exists now and has
been in existence for quite a while and I suggest we put this good
opportunity (and name) to use.
Larry Anderson
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