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From: brian@ut-sally.UUCP (Brian H. Powell)
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Subject: Re: Comments on MacDeveloper magazine
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Date: Tue, 18-Jun-85 15:17:06 EDT
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> Yes, I agree that MacDeveloper was quite good.
     I cannot agree more.  As proof, I will show you how I disagree with
most of the other things you said.

>Can we try to find some nice
> way of posting it to the net?  It took me ooooh so long to download all of
> those separate parts and then try to print them all out and wait tens of
> minutes for them to be converted to the newer MacWrite format and printed.
     I don't see any problem with the current method.  I would prefer
MacWrite format to text format.  That way it's easier to format the thing
and include pictures to augment the text.

> I suggest that someone post a copy to the net in larger chunks, in the new
> Macwrite format, Pack-It'ed together.  This would _greatly_ reduce the time
> involved in the transfer/printing process.  
     Oh, really?  How?  A Pack-it'ed file is as large as all of it's
constituent parts.  Transfer time will be about the same.  Printing time
better be the same also.

> I think it's safe to assume that most people who read MacD would have the
> new Macwrite
     Probably so, or at least that will provide incentive to go and get it.

>and a large enough majority have 512k
     No way.

>...to make it worth it to
> post in bigger pieces (perhaps one big piece!).
     I would rather leave it open to everyone, not just the 512K snobs.
One also must remember the 32K (or is it 64K?) limit on posting files to
USENET.