antek@bioch.tamu.edu (10/01/90)
Hi! I'm writing programs in PHIGS (a PEX version of Evans & Sutherland workstation EVS5), I would like to propose to create a new group like: comp.graphics.phigs or comp.graphics.pex or comp.windows.phigs, for people using that software. The reason is, there are PHIGS - related posts in the huge amount of X messages, and to track them is uncomfortable. PHIGS is going to be a standard - if it isn't already - the library has its good and bad sides, the discussion would be about PHIGS routines, hacking, tricks, development, questions etc. I don't know, how to start the "official" way - shouldn't it be a discussion elsewhere, then voting, ??? Maybe an experienced user of the USENET can help ? I may collect and count the votes. Another proposal is to create a list similar to the "SUN-SPOTS digest" - a list for users of Evans & Sutherland hard/software. I'm using it for several applications in the molecular graphics area and I find it MUCH better than Suns. (Althought more expensive, too). I'm not sure, there is enough people using E&S machines in this group - but if yes - lets unite !! Let create a group like comp.graphics.e&s or like. [ Dislaimer: I'm NOT an E&S employee and my only contacts with the company are through their hardware. I just FIND IT BETTER THAN SUNs. ] I would like to collect answers and sumarize them here. Also if someone could tell me, how to post an article to more than 1 group (I'm on a VAX), that would make me happy, too :) Antek Laczkowski, Antek @ Bioch.Tamu.Edu (BITNET: Antek @ Tambigrf) ['Cause you don't know my boss, it doesn't matter, he agrees with me or not]