[net.micro.cpm] Kaypro floppy format?

David Towson (SECAD) <towson@Amsaa.ARPA> (12/20/84)

Paul and other list members - I would like to take this opportunity to poll
the readership:  Paul has asked an interesting question concerning the format
used for Kaypro disks, and he has asked for replies to be sent directly to him
in order to spare the list "the boring details".  I have seen this sort of plea
several times recently, and I would like to know whether our readers really
find this sort of thing boring.  Certainly, I don't find it boring.  It seems
to me that this is the sort of thing the list is for - an exchange of useful
information concerning CP/M and its many implementations.  In fact, I feel that
the list will die if such an exchange ever stops.

     So how do you all feel about this?  All views are solicited.


Dave

info-cpm-request@amsaa.arpa

SR.KROHN@mit-speech (12/20/84)

	I fully agree.  Much of the interest presented by the INFO-CPM
list consists in learning how specific implementation problems have
been or are suggested to be resolved.

	What IS truely boring is reading a lot of questions to which
one never sees the answer.

                              Ken Krohn
                      KBK%MIT-SPEECH@MIT-MC.ARPA

Jeffrey Edelheit <edelheit@Mitre.ARPA> (12/20/84)

Dave - Several of the other interest groups take the digest approach.  While 
it's nice to have the msgs in a concise digest, it lacks the spontaneity
of info-cpm.  I don't think that having one person summarizing all of the
responses to his/her question is all that bad; it certainly reduces the 
communications cost for all of those folks forced to use uucp at 300/1200
bps.

Any other comments from our fellow info-cpmer's is welcome.

Jeff Edelheit
(edelheit@mitre)

zemon@fritz.UUCP (Art Zemon) (12/28/84)

I like to see the "boring" details of such technical
discussions.  If I find it truly boring, I can always use
"n".
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