dkhusema@immd4.informatik.uni-erlangen.de (Dirk Husemann) (08/08/88)
I've been following all discussions of BYTE RIP so far: All I can say is
that everyone I read hit the point!
There doesn't seem to be much sense in supporting a mag like BYTE anymore
with one's money. I used to read BYTE because of its informative articles
on computer science theory _and_ practise. I don't care about those really
boring articles concerned with the "127 newest IBM PS/2 compatible keyboard
brushes with 3D graphic evaluation, tested by BYTE labs ..."
If I want to have mags concerned with pc's I can get my hands on a couple
that are far better than BYTE.
I don't need to pay DM 150.00 (that's about US$ 75.00, folks over there)
just to get a pile of paper which is almost worthless to me! Where are
those *really* "in-depth" articles (I don't consider mere reprints of
articles which appeared *years* ago as up-to-date in-depth!) we liked so
much? Where's Bruce Webster? Where is the column about what's going on
in Japan or the UK? Where is the coverage of the new UNIX micros?
But - I almost forgot: There still is BIX! BIX - The BYTE Replacement?
I don't know, because it'd be *really* expensive to connect up to BIX
from over here, from West Germany. Yes, I mean BIX, "the international
network."
BIX? Forget it (outside the US!).
I subscribed to "BYTE - The Small Systems Journal" - What I received
during the last 2 months was "BYTE - A McGraw Hill Publication." Where
are those 2 issues of "BYTE - The Small Systems Journal"? Somehow I
didn't get them ...
To sum it up: A masterpiece of getting rid of one's subscribers.
- Dirk Husemann
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--------------- My opinions are mine, mine, mine --------------mlinar@eve.usc.edu (Mitch Mlinar) (08/09/88)
In article <579@faui44.informatik.uni-erlangen.de# dkhusema@immd4.informatik.uni-erlangen.de (Dirk Husemann) writes:
#I've been following all discussions of BYTE RIP so far: All I can say is
#that everyone I read hit the point!
#
#There doesn't seem to be much sense in supporting a mag like BYTE anymore
#with one's money. I used to read BYTE because of its informative articles
#on computer science theory _and_ practise. I don't care about those really
#boring articles concerned with the "127 newest IBM PS/2 compatible keyboard
#brushes with 3D graphic evaluation, tested by BYTE labs ..."
#
#
#But - I almost forgot: There still is BIX! BIX - The BYTE Replacement?
#I don't know, because it'd be *really* expensive to connect up to BIX
#from over here, from West Germany. Yes, I mean BIX, "the international
#network."
#
I have submitted the first batch of articles to BIX. For those of you who
gave me your permission to include your name, I did so. Otherwise, the rest
are from anonymous people. It is a 26k file in all!
It is funny that your article brings up BIX on the ARPAnet. I get a strong
impression that many of the BIXers are envious of ARPAnet...
Their biggest complaint is that "not just anyone" can get on it. Combining
that with the longevity and size of ARPA only makes it worse; the ARPAnet is
highly regarded over there.
-Mitch