LEIF@SLACVM.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU (05/18/91)
There seemed to be quite a few postings in support of one of the recent
split suggestions brought up on comp.sys.handhelds; however, someone
pointed out that these posts were only making it to comp.sys.handhelds,
and not news.groups. I am reposting my earlier message, in the hope
that anyone who agrees with it, or some variation, will followup again.
This time; however, the thread should make it to both groups.
Repost follows:
I am interested in HP48 stuff primarily, but also in HP71, 75. and 41 stuff
as well as 28 stuff. In fact I like reading about all the older model HP
calculators too. I think the majority (but not all) of the conflict in this
group is between the portfolio/wizard/poquet/etc... enthusiasts and the
hp48 enthusiasts. I think that the hp48; however, has many things in common
with the other HP model handheld calculators. I support the split:
comp.sys.palmtops
comp.sys.calculators
I think this would cool the current conflict to almost nil, and leave provision
for further logical refining within these two groups later, if need be.
Palmtops should be put in a catagory of their own, separate from the
calculator variaty handhelds. It just makes gooood sense! To those of you
who oppose the split in any form, I suggest that you might have better luck
getting this group combined with the desktop computer group of your choice
(ie comp.sys.Macintosh'n'Handhelds) than you will in preventing the split.
Right now we are all reading comp.sys.palmtops'n'calculators, and it aint too
cool. If we split this group up right we will have made an offering which
will be pleasing to the Net.Gods! Les 'doit! Later...
Leif Johnson leif@slacvm.slac.stanford.edu