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". -- -- Art Zemon FileNet Corp. ...! {decvax, ihnp4, ucbvax} !trwrb!felix!zemon