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From: lishka@uwslh.slh.wisc.edu (a.k.a. Chri)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: Re: sub-groups of comp.sys.handhelds
Keywords: sub-groups
Message-ID: <1991Feb14.160225.28526@uwslh.slh.wisc.edu>
Date: 14 Feb 91 16:02:25 GMT
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janl@ifi.uio.no (Nicolai Langfeldt) writes:
>If we are to separate the HP calcs from others I suggest this:
>comp.sys.handhelds
>comp.sys.handhelds.hp-calcs (i.e. not comp.sys.handhelds.hp2848 )

Here is my suggestion for a name:

	comp.sys.handhelds	and	comp.sys.handhelds.hp

I think that the "handhelds" part negates the need for the "-calcs"
part of Mr. Langfeldt's suggestion.  Besides, the newsgroup name is
getting rather long, IMHO.

>This last group would then be the best place to post anything about HP
>calcs, not only 28/48. There continues to pop up questions - about the
>41's and other hp calcs - that would fit beter in a hp-calcs forum than
>a general handhelds forum. 

Well said.

>[...]  It yould also
>exclude anthing handheld HP might make which isn't a calc, like a DOS
>machine (brrrrr).

I do not see why this is necessary yet.  If the handheld DOS machine
traffic becomes too much, then yet another newsgroup can be created.
Personally, I feel that one newsgroup for HP calculators and handhelds
is enough. 

Another thing that would everyone in comp.sys.handhelds is to place
the machine at the beginning of the subject.  For example, putting
"HP48 -" or "HP28 -" or "HP -" at the beginning of the subject would
make everything a lot clearer.  I realize this is hard to enforce, but
if the heavy comp.sys.handhelds posters did this, then the newcomers
and other users might catch on too.  This might also keep from having
to create a new newsgroup.

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