chuq%plaid@Sun.COM (Chuq Von Rospach) (10/12/87)
I have a feeling that we're going to need this sooner or later, so I mightr as well propose it sooner. Are folks interested in a Hypercard newsgroup? (comp.sys.mac.hypercard)? either Moderated or unmoderated? My personal feeling woudl be to start it unmoderated, and run a joining mailing list (which I'm willing to administrate) on the ARPA side, as sf-lovers does now. I'd also be willing to moderate the USENET side if volume proves neccessary, but I think that'd be overkill right now. Anyway, consider this a formal request. What do the Mac folks think? What do the powers that be? We're going to need to split the Mac group one of these minutes due to volume and interest, this seems like a good starting point. chuq Chuq Von Rospach chuq@sun.COM Editor, OtherRealms Delphi: CHUQ Bye bye life! Bye bye happiness! Hello, loneliness, I think I'm gonna die.
sysop@stech.UUCP (Jan Harrington) (10/12/87)
in article <30595@sun.uucp>, chuq%plaid@Sun.COM (Chuq Von Rospach) says: > > Are folks interested in a Hypercard newsgroup? (comp.sys.mac.hypercard)? > either Moderated or unmoderated? > I would be very interested in a HyperCard newsgroup. I agree that it should be unmoderated, at least at first. We've done very well in the Mac group but traffic is getting so heavy that we probably should split it into several smaller groups. Perhaps it ought to be one group for HyperCard, one for other software, another for hardware, and another for crazy rumors (:-) on the last one only!). On a related note: Scholastech, the group for which I run the machine on which I receive news, is a non-profit group dedicated to providing low cost computing resources for higher education. We are developing stackware for distribution to the college and university market. If you have a stack and aren't looking for gobs of money (we've got to keep prices < $30) and that stack has its primary market in higher ed, consider using us as a distribution medium. Our catalog, both public domain and stackware, is going to be distributed as a stack! We have a federal grant to help us distribute PD software and will be pegging the stackware onto that publicity campaign. We'll be reaching a very wide audience. If interested, send me mail. Jan Harrington, sysop Scholastech Telecommunications ihnp4!husc6!amcad!stech!sysop or allegra!stech!sysop
beloin@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Ron Beloin) (10/12/87)
yes, I think it would be justified. I prefer un-mod. Ron Beloin, Ecosystems Research Center, Corson Hall, Cornell, Ithaca,NY 14853 >> opinions << BITNET:BELOIN@CRNLTHRY; INTERNET:beloin@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu >> are mine << UUCP:{cmcl2,shasta,uw-beaver,rochester}!cornell!tcgould!beloin
stevens@sigi.Colorado.EDU (Curt Stevens) (10/13/87)
In article <30595@sun.uucp> chuq%plaid@Sun.COM (Chuq Von Rospach) writes: >Are folks interested in a Hypercard newsgroup? >(comp.sys.mac.hypercard)? Definately... However, I would much prefer an unmoderated group. =============================================================================== |Curt Stevens (303)492-8136 | / | E-MAIL: | |University of Colorado at Boulder | o o | ------- | |Computer Science Department | | |arpa: stevens@boulder.colorado.edu| |Campus Box 430 | \_/ |csnet: stevens@boulder.csnet| |Boulder, Colorado 80309 | |uucp:!{hao|nbires}!boulder!stevens| =============================================================================== -- ======== | Curt | ========
socha@drivax.UUCP (Henri J. Socha (7-x6628)) (10/13/87)
In article <30595@sun.uucp> chuq%plaid@Sun.COM (Chuq Von Rospach) writes: >I have a feeling that we're going to need this sooner or later, so I mightr >as well propose it sooner. >Are folks interested in a Hypercard newsgroup? (comp.sys.mac.hypercard)? >either Moderated or unmoderated? ^^^^^^^^^ Please (as you say, at first.) Here's one positive vote. Even if I would be reading both anyways :-) -- UUCP:...!amdahl!drivax!socha WAT Iron'75 "Everything should be made as simple as possible but not simpler." A. Einstein
afoster@ogcvax.UUCP (Allan Foster) (10/14/87)
Yes, I will go with a hypercard newsgroup. Unmoderated would be best to start with, maybe if volume gets out of hand we can moderate it. I vote it be for talk about Hypercard and NOT for posting stackware!!! If we start posting stackware the traffic will escalate rapidly. It makes little sense to post stacks when a simple text document will do the job. ( So your bitmaps are pretty, but thats just it, they are pretty, NOT USEFUL, please keep them until I ask for them ) Hey, You can't do that, You're DEAD --The living Daylights Allan Foster UUCP : tektronix!ogcvax!afoster GEnie : A.FOSTER AppleLink : UG0035 USPS : 1340 SE 89 Portland OR 97216 Voice : (503) 257-0573 Voice : (503) 252-1351 CSNet : afoster@cse.ogc.edu
michael@vuecho.psy.vu.nl (Michael Felt) (10/14/87)
Yes. hypercard seems like a good group, but go unmod first. comp.sys.mac is in need of a split somewhere, and hypercard is a reasonably well defined topic area. (Posting concerns hypercard or not.) Other splits at the moment, although attractive to me, as proposed, miss the topical-clarity to answer the question: 'to include or not to include'.
ack@caldwr.caldwr.gov (David Ackerman) (10/15/87)
In article <2546@sigi.Colorado.EDU>, stevens@sigi.Colorado.EDU (Curt Stevens) writes: > In article <30595@sun.uucp> chuq%plaid@Sun.COM (Chuq Von Rospach) writes: > >Are folks interested in a Hypercard newsgroup? > >(comp.sys.mac.hypercard)? > > Definately... However, I would much prefer an unmoderated group. I think that comp.sys.mac.hypercard is a good idea. But it will only alleviate part of the problem, since HyperCard is only a small part of the traffic on comp.sys.mac. What would make a lot more difference is comp.sys.mac.II. After all, there's comp.sys.ibm.pc.rt, isn't there? I would wager that if there aren't more USENETers with Mac II's than with RT's already, there soon will be. David Ackerman California Department of Water Resources ucdavis.edu!caldwr!ack (Internet) "It's the water, and a lot more..." ...!ucbvax!ucdavis!caldwr!ack (UUCP) The opinions expressed are those of the author, not the State of California or the California Department of Water Resources.
yorick@kbsc.UUCP (Yorick Phoenix) (10/20/87)
In article <30595@sun.uucp> chuq%plaid@Sun.COM (Chuq Von Rospach) writes: >I have a feeling that we're going to need this sooner or later, so I mightr >as well propose it sooner. > >Are folks interested in a Hypercard newsgroup? (comp.sys.mac.hypercard)? >either Moderated or unmoderated? [1] comp.sys.mac.hypercard or [2] comp.lang.hypertalk Yorick -- +------------------------------------------+ The Knowledge-Based Systems Center | yorick@kbsc.UUCP | 58 Northside, Clapham Common | ..mcvax!ukc!{idec,hrc63}!kbsc!yorick | LONDON SW4 9RZ England +------------------------------------------+ Voice: +44 1 350 1622