EWTILENI@pucc.Princeton.EDU (Eric Tilenius) (11/08/87)
I received a letter from a user wondering why comp.sys.coco couldn't just be
part of the traffic on comp.sys.tandy.
I sent him this letter, and hope it clears up confusion for any of you out
there. Please send your vote in or post it! Thanks... - ERIC -
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I read comp.sys.tandy, and it's discussion and make up are fundamentally
different from what comp.sys.coco would be. The discussion there centers
on the Tandy models 1,3,4 and 1000 series. These computers are in no way
compatible or similar to the Color Computer.
I have been on many bulletin boards. Whenever there is a "Tandy" board,
CoCo owners tend NOT to use it. The minute, however, you put up a Tandy
board AND a CoCo board, Color Computer owners jump right in and have a
lively discussion.
In a way, it's like the old Ataris vs. the Atari ST - different computers,
and the discussion and programs for one really have little bearing on the
other.
That's the way it is with the Color Computer. I have never seen a CoCo
related discussion in comp.sys.tandy, and doubt we ever will. Some discussion
(technical) is found in comp.sys.m6809, but from talking to many users,
they feel that comp.sys.coco would help many users much better.
Note that there is a comp.sys.68K forum AND seperate forums for the
Mac, Amiga, and Atari ST. A parallel situation should exist between
comp.sys.coco and comp.sys.m6809. One centers on the processor and/or
operating system, and the other on the computer itself and the uses and
software for it.
I hope you will consider your vote in light of this new information - I
feel, as do many people who have gotten back to me already, that this is
a greatly needed forum that will be well used.
Thank you.
- ERIC - * Another proud CoCo 3 user * ______________
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I vote "NO".
Sorry, you didn't get my vote. If the net must put up newsgroups before
users use the groups they have, we will have a problem. The backbone sites
are loaded now with to much and new groups being proposed everyday don't
help. IF the load of 'coco' user information was high somewhere, I would
have to vote yes. But, I for one, don't see it.
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"Endeaver to Persevere"EWTILENI@pucc.Princeton.EDU (Eric Tilenius) (11/11/87)
>IF the load of 'coco' user information was high somewhere, I would >have to vote yes. But, I for one, don't see it. With the installed user base of Tandy Color Computer owners as high as it is, there is great demand for this group, as can be seen by the large number of YES votes I have been getting. The fact that net traffic for 'coco' user information is not high is because right now there is NO PLACE for CoCo user information. As many people have said in their YES replies - this group is long overdue and badly needed. - ERIC - - ERIC - * Another proud CoCo 3 user * ______________ | | BITNET:ewtileni@pucc | ARPA:ewtileni@pucc.Princeton.EDU | ColorVenture | CompuServe: 70346,16 | MCI Mail and/or Delphi: TILENIUS |______________| PHONE :609-734-0092 | UUCP:{allegra,cbosgd,cmcl2}!psuvax1!pucc.BITNET!ewtileni
tower@bu-cs.BU.EDU (Leonard H. Tower Jr.) (11/18/87)
X-Home: 36 Porter Street, Somerville, MA 02143, USA +1 (617) 623-7739 comp.sys.tandy.coco is a better name. Fits better in the name space. I have restricted followups to news.groups. enjoy -len