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From: danno@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Secret Squirrel)
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Subject: Re: ***Call for discussion:  Rec.video.software***
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Date: 22 Nov 89 01:57:04 GMT
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In article <17100@umn-cs.CS.UMN.EDU> kanefsky@umn-cs.cs.umn.edu (Steve Kanefsky) writes:
>This is a formal call for discussion on the formation of a new newsgroup
>to be called rec.video.software (the name is also up for discussion, for
>those who may be opposed to the use of "software" in this context).
>
>This unmoderated group would be for the discussion of video software in any
>currently available format, including VHS, S-VHS, Beta, ED-Beta, 8mm, and
>Laserdisc, as well as past and future video formats.

I support this, if the people in rec.movies feel that "movies on tape"
do not belong to their group. I would vote for this group. (As for
the name, it's better than a few of the others, although I might prefer
something else if it were better.)

Ciao,
Danno

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