Date   : Wed, 25 May 1988 13:15:23 GMT
From   : necntc!ima!cfisun!lakart!dg@ames.arc.nasa.gov (David Goodenough)
Subject: Posting 8 bit sources and binaries

From article <2038@copper.TEK.COM>, by michaelk@copper.TEK.COM (Michael
D. Kersenbrock):
>   .... Discussion of why usenetters can't post source & binaries to
>           comp.os.cpm

> SOLUTIONS:
> ========
>    b)  A new USENET group for binaries and sources:
> 
>                   comp.os.cpm.sources
> 
>           (and allow both binaries and sources).
> 
>        This new group would NOT be gatewayed the the ARPA world.

To re-iterate a suggestion of mine vis a vis the comp.binaries.cbm discussion
would it not be possible to create a "cover-all" newsgroup, called
comp.programs.eight-bit
that contains everything. I.E. CP/M binaries, source, C64 / C128 BASIC
progs, assembler source, C source, Commodore binary executables. Yeah, I
know it'd be a real mish-mash, but there is a lot of interest in a CBM
binaries / source group (if you don't believe me, go look at the last two
weeks in comp.sys.cbm :-) Add to that the fact that I am now 12 mailings
behind on getting my assembler out to .UUCP sites, gives you some idea
of the amount of interest we have here.

Please note - I have cross posted to what I believe are the relevant
newsgroups, but followups are directed to news.groups (the correct
place for them) Watch that space for details.
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