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From: trj@lll-lcc.UUCP (Terry Jones)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mips
Subject: Re: Clarification
Keywords: mips dec whoever
Message-ID: <2554@lll-lcc.UUCP>
Date: 24 Jul 89 18:02:25 GMT
References: <2293@itivax.iti.org>
Reply-To: trj@lll-lcc.llnl.gov.UUCP (Terry Jones)
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In article <2293@itivax.iti.org> scs@itivax.iti.org (Steve C. Simmons) writes:
>
>Is this newsgroup exclusively for MIPS systems, or for
>any systems which use their chip sets?  We got a DEC 5810
>coming, and I'd be interested.
>
>First posting?  First at this site, anyway.
>-- 
>Steve Simmons		          scs@vax3.iti.org
>Industrial Technology Institute     Ann Arbor, MI.
>"Velveeta -- the Spam of Cheeses!" -- Uncle Bonsai

As the person that held the vote to create comp.sys.mips, I'll 
give you my opinion.  The charter for the group was as follows:


		Provide a place for discussion of issues 
		related to the products (including systems, 
		chips, compilers, etc.) from MIPS Computer 
		Inc.  In addition, *relevant* topics about 
		systems based on MIPS technology from other 
		vendors are discussed.

The intent of putting the word *relevant* in the charter was to
keep the discussion relevant to products from MIPSco.  Therefore,
IMHO, questions regarding the instruction set, processor, and the
like would be appropriate for comp.sys.mips; questions regarding
the XMI bus and Ultrix would be more suited for comp.sys.dec.

Is that clear as mud?

terry
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