mitchell@janus.berkeley.edu (Evan Mitchell) (07/15/89)
I was wondering, do you think it would be better to post information about Amiga games in rec.games.video or rec.games.misc. It makes sense. Some people do this, but I don't think it has been encouraged. We can save the bandwith for serious issues that way. I love games, but it seems more appropriate to post information about them in a game-only forum. If you do start posting info in either of the games lists, please put AMIGA somewhere in the title. I'm tired of reading about games on inferior machines. Feedback? -Evan
martens@caiman.cis.ohio-state.edu (Jeff Martens) (07/15/89)
Or, how about a new group: comp.sys.amiga.games. This would cut down on the volume to wade through for those of us that don't usually buy games. -=- -- Jeff (martens@cis.ohio-state.edu) Opening soon, from Paramuck: Exxon in "Licensed to Spill."
armhold@topaz.rutgers.edu (George Armhold) (07/15/89)
In article <54916@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> martens@caiman.cis.ohio-state.edu (Jeff Martens) writes: > Or, how about a new group: comp.sys.amiga.games. This would cut down > on the volume to wade through for those of us that don't usually buy > games. Please!! No!!! This is not the kind of publicity the Amiga market needs these days!!! -George
dwl10@uts.amdahl.com (Dave Lowrey) (07/17/89)
In article <30055@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> mitchell@janus.berkeley.edu (Evan Mitchell) writes: >I was wondering, do you think it would be better to post information about >Amiga games in rec.games.video or rec.games.misc. It makes sense. Some >people do this, but I don't think it has been encouraged. We can save the >bandwith for serious issues that way. I love games, but it seems more ^^^^^^^ What!?! Games aren't "serious"??? The title of the newsgroup is comp.sys.amiga, NOT comp.sys.amiga.minus.stuff.not.important.enough.for.this.group If it has something to do with the amiga, then it belongs in either this group, or comp.sys.amiga.tech. >appropriate to post information about them in a game-only forum. If you do >start posting info in either of the games lists, please put AMIGA somewhere in >the title. I'm tired of reading about games on inferior machines. Feedback? > >-Evan -- "What is another word | Dave Lowrey | [The opinions expressed MAY be for 'Thesaurus'?" | Amdahl Corp. | those of the author and are not | Houston, Texas | necessarily those of his Steven Wright | amdahl!dwl10 | employer] (`nuff said!)
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In message <30055@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> Evan Mitchell
<mitchell@janus.berkeley.edu> writes:
I was wondering, do you think it would be better to post information about
Amiga games in rec.games.video or rec.games.misc. It makes sense. Some
people do this, but I don't think it has been encouraged. We can save the
bandwith for serious issues that way. I love games, but it seems more
appropriate to post information about them in a game-only forum. If you do
start posting info in either of the games lists, please put AMIGA somewhere in
the title. I'm tired of reading about games on inferior machines. Feedback?
-Evan
Personally, I'd rather keep the amiga games stuff on comp.sys.amiga. I
have enough trouble keeping up with this mailing list and would be
forced to miss out on amiga games info by it being on another list which
is mostly unrelated to the amiga. My interest is not in the amiga as a
SUBSET of computer game systems, but in computer games as a SUBSET of
what I do with my amiga.
monty kosma
pfaff@gemini.asd.contel.com (Ray Pfaff - Oakwood 457 934-8162) (07/18/89)
Evan Mitchell writes: >I was wondering, do you think it would be better to post information about >Amiga games in rec.games.video or rec.games.misc. It makes sense. Some >people do this, but I don't think it has been encouraged. We can save the >bandwith for serious issues that way. I love games, but it seems more >appropriate to post information about them in a game-only forum. If you do >start posting info in either of the games lists, please put AMIGA somewhere in >the title. I'm tired of reading about games on inferior machines. Feedback? I for one like the games postings as long as they have something to do with Amiga games. I can't get any of the rec series and would like to keep informed about how others feel about Amiga games. It helps with my buying decisions.
ugkamins@sunybcs.uucp (Dr. R. Chandra) (07/21/89)
mitchell@janus.berkeley.edu (Evan Mitchell) wrote:
=>I was wondering, do you think it would be better to post information about
=>Amiga games in rec.games.video or rec.games.misc. It makes sense. Some
=>people do this, but I don't think it has been encouraged. We can save the
=>bandwith for serious issues that way. I love games, but it seems more
=>appropriate to post information about them in a game-only forum. If you do
=>start posting info in either of the games lists, please put AMIGA somewhere in
=>the title. I'm tired of reading about games on inferior machines. Feedback?
=>
=>-Evan
I agree. We need something like comp.sys.amiga.games or
comp.sys.amiga.rec. Kill files are one thing, but every time a new
game topic comes up (or a new game) I have to add that to my kill
file.
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ugkamins@sunybcs.UUCP (UnderGraduate john i. KAMINSki)nraoaoc@nmtsun.nmt.edu (NRAO Array Operations Center) (07/21/89)
I would not like to see a games only group, or any other new groups yet. I don't even play games, but I have 2 kids who do. comp.sys.amiga is pretty much the only way I learn about new games. When a new game appears, I look at a few postings to see itf it looks interesting. This has lead to the purchase of various games for birthday gifts, etc. Similiarly, I have learned of a number of new products this way. I probably would never have bought amigaTEX except for the consistant high praise for it here on the net. (Seems stange to say this in retrospect, after using it- how could anyone get by without it?) I would much rather have everything together in one place (well, two: .tech), skim the headers and read the 10 or so articles a day that look interesting, depending on what I had for breakfast or some other changeable parameter. Pat Palmer (email: ppalmer@nrao.edu)
nor1675@dsacg2.UUCP (Michael Figg) (07/22/89)
From article <89r702h.3fvC01@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com>, by dwl10@uts.amdahl.com (Dave Lowrey): > In article <30055@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> mitchell@janus.berkeley.edu (Evan Mitchell) writes: >>I was wondering, do you think it would be better to post information about >>Amiga games in rec.games.video or rec.games.misc. It makes sense. Some > > If it has something to do with the amiga, then it belongs in either > this group, or comp.sys.amiga.tech. > I have to agree with Dave, this Amiga specific info, and whether you care or not about games this is where it belongs. I rarely play any games but still enjoy reading about them and am even considering SimCity AND Populous, because of what has been said here. -- "Hot Damn! Groat Cakes Again Michael Figg Heavy on the thirty weight!" DLA Systems Automation Center Columbus, Oh. (614)-238-2446 (Temporarily)