Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!newstop!texsun!convex!rigel!harper From: harper@rigel.uucp (David Harper) Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d Subject: Re: New msdos uploads to SIMTEL20 Message-ID: <4270@convex.UUCP> Date: 29 Dec 89 12:48:39 GMT References: <10083@microsoft.UUCP> <11838@smoke.BRL.MIL> Sender: news@convex.UUCP Reply-To: harper@convex.COM (David Harper) Organization: Convex Computer Corporation, Richardson, Tx. Lines: 24 In article <11838@smoke.BRL.MIL> w8sdz@wsmr-simtel20.army.mil (Keith Petersen) writes: >In article <10083@microsoft.UUCP> fredf@microsoft.UUCP (Fred FREELAND) writes: >>I vote we change the name of this newsgroup to comp.binaries.simtel.upload.d >>since that is clearly the most common thing to talk about. You sure can't >>talk about something that isn't there, and comp.binaries.ibm.pc sure isn't. > >The SIMTEL20 upload postings have been an effort to try to fill in the >gaps when there were no postings in cbibmpc. They were never intended to >"compete" with cbibmpc. When that newsgroup becomes active again I will >discontinue the SIMTEL20 upload announcements. I'm sorry if they ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >offended anyone. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I'm sorry too - I rather looked forward to Keith's postings to see what was new rather than having to periodically download a new index and check it. Perhaps a weekly summary of everything that's been added recently would appease anyone who hates to hit the 'n' key more than once a week. Dave Harper - Convex Computer Corp. E-mail address: 3000 Waterview Pky. Richardson, TX 75081 harper@convex.COM (214) 497-4525 (W) (214) 727-4206 (H)