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From: cloos@acsu.buffalo.edu (James H. Cloos)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: Re: RFD: Alternate proposal
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Date: 13 May 91 20:10:38 GMT
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I just want to say that I support completely creation of an hp48 group
under the comp.sources and (preferably) comp.binaries hierarchies.  The
value of these two groups is, IM*H*O beyond question.

Wrt creation of sub groups under the comp.sys.handhelds hierarchy, I am
ambivilent.  I don't mind reading both groups, nor do I mind reading a
single group that throws all handhelds together--provided that "lets split
this group up" messages do not dominate the bandwidth.

I *do* tend to think, however, that palmtops running ms-dos, UNIX,
Amiga-DOS, MacOS, etc. (or something compatable thereto) should not be
bunched with the more calculator-orientated machines.  Thus, I would also
support comp.sys.palmtops for insertion between comp.sys.handhelds and
comp.sys.laptops.

Again, let's create comp.sources.hp48, comp.sources.rpl or
comp.sources.hprpl--or something like that--and a binaries group.  Let's
auto-archive the postings therein.  Let's be sure that if a program was
posted, it can be found.  Automatic additions to the mail-server and ftp
sites, and (if we are lucky) the addition of uunet as an ftp site will be a
GOOD THING.  (Especially if, as I think, uunet's ftp archive is accessible
via anon uucp.)

As for the other creation a/o deletions:  whatever's amicable to the
majority is amicable to me.

-JimC
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