Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!wuarchive!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!swrinde!ucsd!ames!vsi1!zorch!xanthian From: xanthian@zorch.SF-Bay.ORG (Kent Paul Dolan) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: CALL FOR LOCAL DISCUSSION: Split the c.s.a group more? Keywords: newsgroups Message-ID: <1990Oct9.155640.25274@zorch.SF-Bay.ORG> Date: 9 Oct 90 15:56:40 GMT References: <583@DIALix.oz.au> <1990Oct9.002011.18060@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> <13110@sdcc6.ucsd.edu> Organization: SF-Bay Public-Access Unix Lines: 41 My wits weren't quite all there when I made up my list; now that I've plowed through all the AMAX, AMAX 2, Bridgeboard, Apple][, Atari ST, and C64 emulation articles: add either: comp.sys.amiga.emulations -- running software meant for other computers on the Amiga using hardware or software emulations of the other computer or more finely divided: comp.sys.amiga.hw-emulations -- obvious comp.sys.amiga.sw-emulations -- ditto to the previous list (actually, I like "xeno" better than "emulations", but I know I'd never sell it; too few Greek scholars on the net). [ In fact, you could break it down to: comp.sys.amiga.emulations.c64 comp.sys.amiga.emulations.ibm-pc comp.sys.amiga.emulations.atari-st comp.sys.amiga.emulations.appple2+ comp.sys.amiga.emulations.mac comp.sys.amiga.emulations.cray3 ;-) comp.sys.amiga.emulations.connection-machine ;-) ;-) ;-) and kind of finesse the question of hardware, software, or industrial strength magic emulations, but I'd never get that one by the voters either.] Also, what would be the reaction to aliasing comp.lang.rexx to comp.sys.amiga.arexx? About half of the former would be appropriate for the latter, but there's no sense in making a separate newsgroup. It would make it easier for amiga-folk to find the rexx group, though. I have no idea how obnoxious a permanent alias would be to the net; would it be worth the grief? Kent, the man from xanth.