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From: ittai@shemesh.GBA.NYU.EDU (Ittai Hershman)
Newsgroups: comp.ivideodisc
Subject: Re: newsgroup covering DVI?
Message-ID: <7324@shemesh.GBA.NYU.EDU>
Date: 20 Nov 90 16:10:21 GMT
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Organization: NYU Stern School of Business
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> The lexical token `multimedia' is pretty much debased.  I agree
> comp.ivideodisc is a bit limited, so I'd vote for comp.video as a
> working title for the group. 

The point I was trying to make is that we ought to have a newsgroup
with a broad scope, which can spawn off more specific newsgroups as
needed.  Multimedia is the term used by most people, in the same way
as "groupware" (another neologism of dubious value).

There already is a rec.video -- I think comp.video will end up getting
a lot of misdirected posts about video in general.  Besides, what
about other multimedia technologies besides full-motion video?  

If no one else takes action on this, I will try to find some time
to work on a "call for discussion" message to start the process
(sigh).

-Ittai