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From: murray@sun13.scri.fsu.edu (John Murray)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Sci.electronics is deteriorating!
Message-ID: <1546@sun13.scri.fsu.edu>
Date: 3 Dec 90 23:29:00 GMT
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Organization: SCRI, Florida State University
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In article <14647@sdcc6.ucsd.edu> gbell@sdcc13.ucsd.edu (Gregory Bell) writes:
>
>I am posting this to hopefully remedy a poor sig/noise ratio here on
>sci.electronics.

I entirely agree with the need to remedy this. I almost took s.e out of
my .newsrc within a week of adding it. I already wade through too many
high traffic groups. SO.....

Is is time to add a FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions periodic posting to
this group?

I don't claim to be a guru, only an interested amateur (and once a
semi-professional) in electronics, but I brought it up, so I'll
offer to do the dirty work.

Things to include: (IMO)
1) Suggestions for more appropriate newsgroups for some of the frequent
    subjects that everyone ignores, like: comp.sys.ibm for "How do I
    get my new VGA/EGA/CGA card to work on my IBM-PC?", or rec.audio for
    "My stereo stopped working, how do I fix it?" (although hunting around
    on the IC pins in your CD player is probably appropriate.)

2) Where to find basic information about a XQZ-33479AC45QRF (a: get a phone
    book. b: look up "library"...)

3) Good books for beginner and intermediate electronics. A couple different
    ones, with as wide as possible range on what underlying math skills
    are necessary, would probably be good.

That's all I can think of off the bat. Should this be done? If yes, what
else should be included?

-- 
Disclaimer: Yeah, right, like you really believe I run this place.
John R. Murray              |        "Never code anything
murray@vsjrm.scri.fsu.edu   |          bigger than your head.."
Supercomputer Research Inst.|               - Me


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