29 Aug
2006
29 Aug
'06
4:12 a.m.
On Aug 28, 2006, at 1:32 PM, Evan Koblentz wrote:
My personal opinion is that classiccmp's format
itself of using a plain email list is a big part of the obstacle our
hobby
will soon face, re: our breed becoming extinct, if we're already on the
endangered list.
There is no way I'd ever believe that. More people are becoming
email-enabled every day. Sure, most people are (stupidly) doing it
with a web browser, but email is certainly not going to be replaced
with web forums anytime soon. They serve completely different purposes
and one cannot replace the other.
For the most part I strongly prefer the simple email
list,
and I think most people here agree. But communities like the web
forum at
www.vintage-computer.com/vcforum and the group blog at
http://community.livejournal.com/vintagecomputer/ are growing faster
than
classiccmp, at least to my perception. Why?
Because, being web pages, they're easier to "stumble onto" whilst
idly surfing with a browser.
-Dave
--
Dave McGuire
Cape Coral, FL