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From: ittai@shemesh.gba.nyu.edu (Ittai Hershman)
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Subject: Call for votes: comp.multimedia
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Date: 17 Dec 90 00:51:15 GMT
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Proposal:   The creation of a newsgroup called "comp.multimedia"
	    to discuss interactive multimedia technologies and
	    applications: systems which combine text, graphic images,
	    animation, sound, and/or video, with computer technology.

	    The newsgroup would promote discussion of relevant
	    technologies (e.g. DVI, CD-I, CD ROM, videodisc)
	    applications and methodologies.  It will not be moderated.

Consensus:  While a few individuals held reservations about the
	    word multimedia, the consensus supports the creation
	    of the group with the name "comp.multimedia".

The Vote:   As per the Usenet guidelines, the voting period is
	    for 21 days ending on Sunday, 6 January 1991.
	    Votes must be mailed to the address: 

		   multimedia@gba.nyu.edu

	    Votes posted to a newsgroup do not count.  Furthermore,
	    as per the guidelines, the wording must be unambiguous
	    -- such as -- "I vote {YES | NO} for the creation of
	    comp.multimedia as proposed in the call for vote".


Ittai Hershman
Associate Director of Academic Computing
NYU Stern School of Business