ACSCHW@SEMASSU.BITNET (Is There In Truth No Beauty ?) (02/09/90)
Hello all, I was very sorry to see the last message in the last digest about the possible end of this group. We can't let this happen. This is the only link that many people have to Atari owners and Atari supplies (as the ones who seem to be doing the supplying are the Atari owners....no suprise there). If I was going to be around at this university and it was accesible via the internet (which to my knowledge it isn't) I would volunteer, as I don't want to see this list come to an end. We have very little time, so lets hope that one of us enthusiasts finds a site. If not, maybe, somehow, we could generate a list of all people who are interested in staying in touch on Atari topics, and send this list in the last few digests so that all of us can still stay in touch (albiet a little less conviently). If it does come to and end, may I say to all of you that when I joined this group, my enthusiasm for my Atari (400, 800XL, 810 w/CHIP, 1050 USD, 850, and my Epson Printer) increased 10 fold. I have gotten several good pieces of software from people on this list, and it is the only good connection for 'discontinued' software. Since ANALOG is no more :-( , if this group goes, that will be the end of the good times for many of us. Thanks everybody for listening... -- Curt
weaver@VAX1.CC.UAKRON.EDU (weaver) (02/10/90)
In an article in comp.sys.atari.8bit, ACSCHW@SEMASSU.BITNET writes: > I was very sorry to see the last message in the last digest about the >possible end of this group. I did not read such a message, if it came from Usenet. This is also being posted to news.admin in the hopes of an authoritative answer. Is this group coming to an end? If so, what can we do about keeping it alive? I think that there is enough (but not overmuch) traffic in this group to justify its existence. In hopes of continuing reading, andy...
bluefire@hydra.unm.edu (-=-Marc Bluefire-=-) (02/10/90)
In article <353@VAX1.CC.UAKRON.EDU> weaver@VAX1.CC.UAKRON.EDU (andrew k weaver) writes: >In an article in comp.sys.atari.8bit, ACSCHW@SEMASSU.BITNET writes: > >> I was very sorry to see the last message in the last digest about the >>possible end of this group. What??!?!?!? I don't think this is anything but a rumor... There are groups in existence that have virtually NO traffic, so I don't think that there is any near end to this group.. Besides, it would have been posted here first if the group was going to e erased. I for one have used this group many times to get help and to give it... Most of you know me by now, and for those of you who do: Hi!!! I'm back! I lived through Boot Camp! Good to be back, Marc Bluefire M B Marc Bluefire <aka bluefire@carina.unm.edu.UUCP> [=] [=-=] [=] < bluefire@hydra.unm.edu.UUCP > | |=-=-| c |-=-=| | _|_|____|_^_|____|_|_
tle33710@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (02/11/90)
I'm still wondering if ANALOG will refund the rest of my subscription...
9 issues worth.....
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Date: 9 Feb 90 22:40:52 GMT
From: VAX1.CC.UAKRON.EDU!weaver@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (weaver)
In an article in comp.sys.atari.8bit, ACSCHW@SEMASSU.BITNET writes:
> I was very sorry to see the last message in the last digest about the
>possible end of this group.
I did not read such a message, if it came from Usenet. This
is also being posted to news.admin in the hopes of an authoritative answer.
Is this group coming to an end? If so, what can we do about keeping it
alive? I think that there is enough (but not overmuch) traffic in this
group to justify its existence.
What's coming to an end is the redistribution of the group to Internet
(and Bitnet?) sites via the Info-Atari8 mailing list. The problem is
not lack of interest, but lack of a host to handle the collecting up,
digestification, and remailing of messages. It was done on
Score.Stanford.EDU until last year, when Score disappeared. We then
moved to Simtel20, but they're pleading overloading, and are moving a
number of lists off that host. We've had zero luck finding anyplace
else to handle the mailing list. Unless we can find someone who's
willing to provide some machine time and disk space, and who's able to
send and receive internet mail, the mailing list will be discontinued.
Sorry guys, we've tried real hard to find an alternative, but there
seems to be none.Chris_F_Chiesa@cup.portal.com (02/12/90)
Someone recently posted here, quote,
"I was very sorry to see the last message in the last digest about the
possible end of this group."
and more.
WHAT!?!?!?!?!?!?!
I must have missed this one, and by God I do NOT want this group to
end! This is the *ONLY* nation- and world-wide network for Atari users I
have ever found, and I'll be damned if I'll let some non-Atarian somewhere
yank it all out from under me!
Who do I write to, who do I call, who do I pester, who do I see, to stop
this dastardly event? I think ALL readers of this groupu should find out,
and mass-mail the daylights out of said parties to express our desire that
this group CONTINUE!
Note that I do NOT advocate irate blasting and invective- -- THAT
would backfire drastically! -- but rather a polite flood of requests that
any decision to terminate this group NOT be made!
Start pestering your local sysmanagers to find out who to contact
about this! I'm going to.
Chris Chiesa, Atari Enthusiast, by God...drac@igloo.scum.com (Bruce Maynard) (02/12/90)
In article <353@VAX1.CC.UAKRON.EDU> weaver@VAX1.CC.UAKRON.EDU (andrew k weaver) writes: >In an article in comp.sys.atari.8bit, ACSCHW@SEMASSU.BITNET writes: > >> I was very sorry to see the last message in the last digest about the >>possible end of this group. > > I think that there is enough (but not overmuch) traffic in this >group to justify its existence. I too, hope to see this Usegroup continue... after all, it isn't as tho there aren't any of us Atari 8-bitters OUT here...
DAVISM@kcgl1.eng.ohio-state.edu (Michael T. Davis) (02/12/90)
In article <9002090803.AA05642@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>, ACSCHW@SEMASSU.BITNET (Is There In Truth No Beauty ?) writes: > >Hello all, > > I was very sorry to see the last message in the last digest about the >possible end of this group. > >[Fears of newsgroup deletion deleted] I have seen quite a few messages concerning the possible deletion of this newsgroup. I believe the cause of all this is merely the misinterpreta- tion by the above reader (and others) of the message which started it all: In article <9002080810.AA12038@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>, Michael Current (current@carleton.edu) writes: >[Questions concerning DOS XE and the XEP-80 deleted] > While I'm at it, are there other services similar to INFO-ATARI out there? >I've heard there were, and if Info-Atari is going to shut down... ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Reading between the lines, I see a user who is experiencing the com- plete lack of support from Atari and most other commercial outfits for the 8-bit line. So Mr. Current makes a safe (although probably incorrect) assump- tion that the 8-bit Atari-related newsgroup will go the same route as ANALOG and ANTIC. Frankly, I see no justification for this, since the newsgroup gets a fairly steady, albeit low, flow of messages. I've seen other newsgroups with a much broader appeal receive little or no messages in weeks and/or months at a time. INFO-ATARI8 (comp.sys.atari.8-bit) can boast of at least one message every two or three days. Also note that there have never been any messages from any "official" source stating the demise of this newsgroup; a quick perusal of news.admin shows no reference to the removal of this newsgroup. If/when that occurs, THEN we should start making some noise. Mike ________________________________________________________________________ | InterNet> davism@{kcgl1.eng|rcgl1.eng|osu-20.ircc}.ohio-state.edu | | -or- | | davis-m@eng.ohio-state.edu | | CompuServe> 73667,541 | |************************************************************************| | These thoughts, they be mine | ------------------------------------------------------------------------
kimes@cbnewsc.ATT.COM (Kit Kimes) (02/12/90)
From article <115200072@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu>, by tle33710@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu: > > I'm still wondering if ANALOG will refund the rest of my subscription... > 9 issues worth..... I know some former subscribers who have already received their refund. If you don't get yours in a reasonable time, write to LFP and ask for it. They are still in business. They only discontinued Analog, so the company is still responsible for refunding your money. Kit Kimes AT&T Bell Labs Naperville, IL ...!att!iwtsa!kimes