jbuck@epimass.UUCP (05/02/86)
>Every year or so it has to be said. > >Net.micro.16k is NOT for discussion of computers with 16k RAM. >It is for discussion of the National Semiconductor 32000 series >architecture, the first member of which was once named the "16032" >(abbreviated "16k"). >-=- Andrew Klossner (decvax!tektronix!tekecs!andrew) [UUCP] > (tekecs!andrew.tektronix@csnet-relay) [ARPA] This name is obviously no longer appropriate. I suspect that the group is currently so small because National 32000 users don't know they have a group. How about a change? I propose net.micro.nsc. Other suggestions are welcome. -- - Joe Buck <ihnp4!pesnta!epimass!jbuck> Entropic Processing, Inc. Cupertino, California
wsr@lmi-angel.UUCP (Wolfgang Rupprecht) (05/05/86)
In article <> jbuck@epimass.UUCP (Joe Buck) writes: >I suspect that the group is currently so small because National 32000 >users don't know they have a group. Gee, and all this time I thought that it was because there aren't any users... :-) -wr -- Wolfgang Rupprecht {harvard|cca|mit-eddie}!lmi-angel!wsr
wsr@lmi-angel.UUCP (Wolfgang Rupprecht) (05/05/86)
In article <> jbuck@epimass.UUCP (Joe Buck) writes: >I suspect that the group is currently so small because National 32000 >users don't know they have a group. Gee, and here I was thinking that it was indicative of the number of users. :-) -- Wolfgang Rupprecht {harvard|cca|mit-eddie}!lmi-angel!wsr
friesen@psivax.UUCP (Stanley Friesen) (05/05/86)
In article <204@epimass.UUCP> jbuck@epimass.UUCP (Joe Buck) writes: >> >>Net.micro.16k is NOT for discussion of computers with 16k RAM. >>It is for discussion of the National Semiconductor 32000 series >>architecture, > >This name is obviously no longer appropriate. I suspect that the group >is currently so small because National 32000 users don't know they have >a group. How about a change? > >I propose net.micro.nsc. Other suggestions are welcome. > I second this motion! I certainly didn't know what it was about.(I now intend to subscribe to the group). -- Sarima (Stanley Friesen) UUCP: {ttidca|ihnp4|sdcrdcf|quad1|nrcvax|bellcore|logico}!psivax!friesen ARPA: ??
chad@anasazi.UUCP (05/05/86)
I agree the name doen't reflect the purpose of the group. I read it
for quite a while before I figured it out. I thought it was for
micro's that had 16 bit memory paths (8086 vs 8080 for example).
However net.micro.nsc, though better, still is ambiguous since
National makes lots of things--including analog stuff. Also, TI
second-sources the parts. How about "net.micro.32xxx"?
-crl
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Phoenix, AZ 85020pavo@sally.UUCP (budsky) (05/06/86)
I think a name change is a GREAT idea. maybe we could change it everytime national announces a new part! or maybe when a part blows up we could call it net.challenger. but what i really think we ought to do is continue talking about name changes instead of technical issues relating to the NS 32xxx chip set. jim
peno@enea.UUCP (Pekka Nousiainen) (05/07/86)
>>Net.micro.16k is NOT for discussion of computers with 16k RAM. >>It is for discussion of the National Semiconductor 32000 series What!!?? I've just spent a year working on an NS32016 machine and I *never* checked out net.micro.16k because, yes, I did think it was for 16k RAM.... -- Path: ...!mcvax!enea!peno In "real" life: Pekka Nousiainen
chongo@nsc.UUCP (Landon Noll) (05/09/86)
In article <1143@psivax.UUCP> you write: >In article <204@epimass.UUCP> jbuck@epimass.UUCP (Joe Buck) writes: >>> >>>Net.micro.16k is NOT for discussion of computers with 16k RAM. >> >>This name is obviously no longer appropriate. I suspect that the group >>is currently so small because National 32000 users don't know they have >>a group. How about a change? >> >>I propose net.micro.nsc. Other suggestions are welcome. >> I do agree that the name should be changed. I suggest: net.micro.ns32000 -or- net.micro.ns32k That gets the National Semiconductor in the name as well as the chip family name. (net.micro.nsc might cause some people at nsc.UUCP to think this a group for 'nsc' users to talk about tiny objects... :-) ) If folks agree th change the group, I promise to try and keep marketing from adjusting the name of the chipset again.... :-) chongo <My other micro has a 32532> /\ns/\
root@ucsfcca.UUCP (05/11/86)
> >Every year or so it has to be said. > > > >Net.micro.16k is NOT for discussion of computers with 16k RAM. > > This name is obviously no longer appropriate. I suspect that the group > is currently so small because National 32000 users don't know they have > a group. How about a change? > Clearly 16k is a bad name. Of the proposals made I vote for net.micro.ns32k How do we get it done? Thos Sumner (...ucbvax!ucsfcgl!ucsfcca.UCSF!thos)