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From: jonabbey@walt.cc.utexas.edu (Jonathan Abbey)
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Subject: Re: Call for discussion: Amiga Newsgroup Reorganization
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Date: 22 Dec 89 18:36:49 GMT
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In article <27751.2591a982@drunivac.uucp> tlimonce@drunivac.uucp writes:
>Let's rmgroup c.s.a.tech and create better divided groups.  Here's how 
>I see it:

>comp.sys.amiga -- Misc stuff, games, software reviews, gripes, etc..

>comp.sys.amiga.arts -- Visual, audio, etc.  i.e. no games :-)

>comp.sys.amiga.hardware -- Hardware reviews, config, installing, 
>problems, and development

>comp.sys.amiga.programmer -- I was going to say "software" but that 
>could be reviews, etc.  That's for comp.sys.amiga.  This would be 
>technical programming conversations.

>Merry Yule,
>Tom

I think this would make a nice split.. I agree that comp.sys.amiga.programmer
would probably be a more appropriate name than comp.sys.amiga.tech,
especially if comp.sys.amiga.hardware is formed, so that there is a forum
for both software and hardware tech.

There might not be quite enough art traffic to justify comp.sys.amiga.arts, but
having such a group might tend to stimulate conversation in the area...

I would be in favor of rmgroup'ing c.s.a.t in favor of c.s.a.p/c.s.a.h, myself.
It would make for a much cleaner thread of programming discussion, and
would provide a defined forum for the endless stream of requests for
information on hard drive and memory expansion.  (And a good place for me
to go when I save up enough for some RAM myself...)

It would also be useful for c.s.a.h to maintain a seperate montly posting/
article archive on the more well-known hardware add-ons, and their various
pros and cons..

I say put lets officially put out a call for discussion of splitting
c.s.a.t into .hardware and .programmer groups.





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