Path: utzoo!utgpu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!usc!samsung!olivea!oliveb!amdahl!key!beep!kris From: kris@beep.UUCP (Huh?) Newsgroups: alt.sources.d Subject: Re: Read this if you're having trouble unpacking Tcl Message-ID: <155@beep.UUCP> Date: 8 Jan 91 21:05:31 GMT References: <1990Dec27.071632.7272@zorch.SF-Bay.ORG> <97261639@bfmny0.BFM.COM> Distribution: alt Organization: The William Shatner School of Acting Lines: 27 In article , sean@ms.uky.edu (Sean Casey) writes: >The problem is with the $$&@! inflexible operating systems and >gateways. By now, everyone should be able to do ascii. By now, >everyone's computer system should understand lines of 133 characters >or more. >Where the energy needs to be spent is getting these outdated systems >up to spec with the rest of the world. I say with all seriousness >"leave them behind". Then the vendors will get a clue and start fixing >things. I disagree. Part of USENET's appeal is its versatility, its ability to "connect" different types of machines, not just the "elite" with money to burn. I say, 'make the software able to translate between all/most machines and help those with "older" machines to come up with some sort of translator'. Some would call "beep" an "older system" (1985), but that doesn't mean I'm not interested in what's out there, and I certainly don't want to be cut out because the yuppies decide "beep" is a slum. -- Kris key!beep!kris -OR- woodowl!beep!kris "For men without women are like fish without water to swim in; Was (Not Was) their eyes bugging out, they flop on the beach "Shadow & Jimmy" and stare up at the girls who are just out of reach."