Date   : Mon, 05 Aug 1996 17:30:58 +0100 (BST)
From   : James Fidell <james@...>
Subject: Re: Suggestion: comp.sys.acorn group for 8-bit micros

Another bounce because Majordomo is too clever for it's own good...

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> From: Robert Schmidt <rsc@...>
> Organization: Vingmed Sound
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> Subject: Suggestion: comp.sys.acorn group for 8-bit micros [Was: Re: BBC-B
doesn't work anymore.]
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> Steve Loft wrote:
> 
> > I would suggest that anyone who would like to see a newsgroup for the
> > Beeb should join the mailing list (it has just moved; mail
> > majordomo@... with 'subscribe bbc-micro' in the body of the
> > message) and continue this discussion in there.  Probably best to wait
> > until September before starting any newsgroup creation process off,
> > though.
> 
> Well, starting a discussion about the charter, topics and (most
> importantly) the name of this new group wouldn't hurt.  I have CC:'ed
> this post to bbc-micro@..., and I suggest that interested
> people (both for and against!) follow-up there, or to
> comp.sys.acorn.misc.
> 
> Julian Regel mailed me with the suggested name of
> 
> comp.sys.acorn.classic
> 
> which I (at the moment) find very appropriate.  With this we gather with
> us all Acorn's micros up till but not including the Archimedes.  Or do
> people already consider that a classic?
> 
> On the other hand, the word 'classic' changes its meaning over time, so
> a more concrete name like
> 
> comp.sys.acorn.8bit
> 
> might be better.  Uh... I feel silly now, but the Archimedes is 16-bit,
> right?
> 
> IMHO, the group should cater for discussions on Acorn's earliest micros:
> Atom, Electron, and *all* the BBC variants.  Topics of interest:
> hardware problems (active retailers, how-to's), software questions,
> emulators (installation and usage, file and snapshot formats), sale
> offers, relevant WWW and FTP sites, FAQs.
> 
> Today, topics like these pop up all the time in the other comp.sys.acorn
> groups, but they tend to dwindle in the large volume of posts about
> Acorn's ARM/RISC computers, PC compatibility, etc.  As I have no real
> interest in Acorn's newer products, I find it cumbersome to browse
> through 3-4 huge groups for the stuff I'm interested in.
> 
> Topics *not* of interest: requests for pirated software, both original
> micro software or registered versions of utilities and emulators,
> make-money-fast and other spams.
> 
> The discussion which will ensue (assuming it will), is going to
> determine whether the community really wants this group.  The recent
> blooming of several good BBC emulators has rekindled the interest in
> Acorn micros in general, and the BBC in particular.  To further defend
> this new group, I refer to the existence of:
> 
> comp.sys.amstrad.8bit, comp.sys.atari.8bit, comp.sys.cbm, comp.sys.msx,
> comp.sys.oric, comp.sys.sinclair, comp.sys.tandy, comp.sys.apple2.*
> 
> I guess we can pick up stuff from the charters of some of these groups,
> and learn from their mistakes (if there are any).
> 
> Sorry if this was a bit unstructured, but any comments are welcome,
> either in private or public.  E-mails will be summarized to
> comp.sys.acorn.misc, if appropriate.
> 
> --
> Robert Schmidt <rsc@...> 
> Software Developer / Vingmed Sound tel +47 67124237 fax +47 67124355
> Private tel +47 22352293 WWW http://www.nvg.unit.no/~rsc
> 
> It is easier to get forgiveness than permission.
> 


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