Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site aplvax.UUCP
Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!harpo!seismo!rlgvax!cvl!umcp-cs!aplvax!mes
From: mes@aplvax.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.micro.432
Subject: Is net.micro.432 dead?
Message-ID: <443@aplvax.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 6-Dec-83 16:18:22 EST
Article-I.D.: aplvax.443
Posted: Tue Dec  6 16:18:22 1983
Date-Received: Fri, 9-Dec-83 04:56:53 EST
Organization: JHU/Applied Physics Lab, Laurel, MD
Lines: 34

In the interest of kicking up a little dust from the net.micro.432
group, I thought I would raise a few questions related to its brief
history.

Unfortunately, I did not have access to the USENET when the 
group originated.  Although I was informed of its initiation,
I have no idea what transpired.  What happened?  Was there an
initial flurry of activity, and then just a gradual dying out?
Or was there never enough readership to keep worthwhile
dialog going?

Any responses to the above questions are welcome.  Although not
standard net etiquette, I see no reason not to respond by 
news.  That way others may also get an idea of who is 
still listening to this group.  

On a final note, I sent an initial query out to net.micro about
the 432 group and got a couple of responses by mail.  One indicated
that the last he'd seen on micro.432 was the announcement of 
a workshop last Fall at Purdue.  I was able to attend that 
workshop, and if sufficient interest is shown, will post some
tidbits about what went on.  I hope this sparks some new activity.
Working with the 432 is hard enough without being in a vacuum.

               Here's hoping net.micro.432 is not dead!

                       ...seismo!umcp-cs!aplvax!mes
                          Mark Schmid
                          The Johns Hopkins University
                          Applied Physics Laboratory