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From: antek@bioch.tamu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x,comp.graphics
Subject: Is there a need for a new group (PHIGS or PEX) ?
Keywords: vote new_groups phigs pex
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Date: 1 Oct 90 06:37:54 GMT
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Hi!  

I'm writing programs in PHIGS (a PEX version of Evans & Sutherland workstation
EVS5), I would like to propose to create a new group like: 

comp.graphics.phigs  or  comp.graphics.pex  or  comp.windows.phigs, 

for people using that software. The reason is, there are PHIGS - related 
posts in the huge amount of X messages, and to track them is uncomfortable. 
PHIGS is going to be a standard - if it isn't already - the library has its
good and bad sides, the discussion would be about PHIGS routines, hacking,
tricks, development, questions etc.
I don't know, how to start the "official" way - shouldn't it be a discussion
elsewhere, then voting, ??? Maybe an experienced user of the USENET can help ?
I may collect and count the votes. 

Another proposal is to create a list similar to the "SUN-SPOTS digest" - a list 
for users of Evans & Sutherland hard/software. I'm using it for several 
applications in the molecular graphics area and I find it MUCH better than
Suns. (Althought more expensive, too). I'm not sure, there is enough people
using E&S machines in this group - but if yes - lets unite !! Let create
a group like comp.graphics.e&s or like. 
[ Dislaimer: I'm NOT an E&S employee and my only contacts with the company are
 through their hardware. I just FIND IT BETTER THAN SUNs. ] 

I would like to collect answers and sumarize them here. Also if someone could
tell me, how to post an article to more than 1 group (I'm on a VAX), that
would make me happy, too :)

Antek Laczkowski, Antek @ Bioch.Tamu.Edu  (BITNET: Antek @ Tambigrf)
['Cause you don't know my boss, it doesn't matter, he agrees with me or not]