Date   : Fri, 02 Aug 1996 17:26:21 +0100
From   : Paul Theobald <PT@...>
Subject: Re: Suggestion: comp.sys.acorn group for 8-bit micros

Robert wrote:

>Any views on the name of the newsgroup, its topics and non-topics?
>
>Currently suggested names are
>comp.sys.acorn.8bit
>comp.sys.acorn.classic
>
>"8bit" has some tradition in the news hierarchy (amstrad, atari).  I've
>only seen "classic" in rec.games.video.classic.
>
I prefer "8bit".  It caters for all the old boxes, right back to the
Atom.
"classic" reeks of the Apple Mac.

Another suggestion could be "6502", but personally I'd still go for
"8bit".