Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!necntc!dandelion!ulowell!cg-atla!prochak
From: prochak@cg-atla.UUCP (Edward Prochak X5459)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: comp.binaries.cbm: express your thoughts !
Summary: Why not comp.sources.misc?
Keywords: cbm, C64, C128, binaries
Message-ID: <3980@cg-atla.UUCP>
Date: 16 May 88 17:21:11 GMT
References: <5355@bloom-beacon.MIT.EDU>
Reply-To: prochak@cg-atla.UUCP (Edward Prochak X5459)
Organization: Compugraphic Corp. Wilmington, MA
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I just have two questions about this topic.


First, Why binaries??
REASON: Binaries may require hacking away at the machine code
to modify it for a different configuration. Not everyone has a vanilla
64, 1541, and MPS printer. I don't have the time or desire to do that.
With the sources we can learn the techniques used (if the source has any
comments documenting it of course) and we can modify it easily.


Second, if you have software available for distribution, then why not send it
via comp.sources.misc ??
REASON: If there really is enough traffic, we should see it
there first. I had looked in that newsgroup when I first started reading news
but I eventually unsubscribed because I saw nothing that I could use. If we
used a lot of the .sources.misc resources then others will politely ask us
to split off into our own group. How about giving it a try?


				Ed Prochak
				c64 owner and proud of it!