carlton@rice.edu (Brian D. Carlton) (03/11/90)
This is a call for discussion of the possibility of creating the
newgroup comp.sys.ibm.rs6000.
This group is for discussion of all aspects of IBM's Risc
System 6000 workstation, including the POWER stations and
POWER servers.
A recent (rough) count of the following newsgroups showed that
Of the 195 articles in comp.arch, 51 were about the RS/6000. In
comp.unix.aix it was 10 out of 36 and in comp.sys.ibm.pc.rt 3 of
39.
I believe a new group is needed because none of the above groups
really fit. Much of the material in comp.arch about the 6000 was
not about its architecture. There is a lot to talk about the
6000 other than AIX 3.0. And the 6000 is not an RT, so the
discussion does not belong there.
The discussion will be carried on in news.groups for 14 to 30
days, as per the guidelines.
Sincerely,
Brian Carlton
carlton@rice.edu
bcarl01@ricevm1.bitnet
cs.utexas.edu!rice.edu!carlton
bdc@bdcsys.lonestar.org (home)jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F. Haugh II) (03/16/90)
In article <5661@brazos.Rice.edu> carlton@rice.edu writes: >This is a call for discussion of the possibility of creating the >newgroup comp.sys.ibm.rs6000. There is a discussion underway at various places to quelch use of this abreviation since there is some other vendor who is already using such a notation [ I suspect the reference may be to Radio Shack who has a "Model 6000" ]. Waiting for a better "nickname" to come along is probably a good idea. The nickname most bashed about by the media has been "RIOS", but I personally favor just leaving it alone - pc.rt should slack off over time as the POWER Series machines pick up steam. >A recent (rough) count of the following newsgroups showed that >Of the 195 articles in comp.arch, 51 were about the RS/6000. In >comp.unix.aix it was 10 out of 36 and in comp.sys.ibm.pc.rt 3 of >39. I think this is more due to the close proximity of the announcement more than anything else. I've been looking for stuff about the new machines, but really haven't noticed any great abundance of information concerning the POWER Series machines or AIX 3.1. I'd love to talk about them, but I can't. >I believe a new group is needed because none of the above groups >really fit. Much of the material in comp.arch about the 6000 was >not about its architecture. There is a lot to talk about the >6000 other than AIX 3.0[sic] And the 6000 is not an RT, so the >discussion does not belong there. It really can't hurt to wait a few extra weeks. Wait until the machines are being distributed to more than just ESP customers and then there should be enough widespread interest to warrant a newsgroup. They really are wonderful machines, I have every confidence there will be interest. When the time is right. But for the moment what are you going to discuss? Which collection of rumors is true or false seems like the only really good discussion topic. -- John F. Haugh II UUCP: ...!cs.utexas.edu!rpp386!jfh Ma Bell: (512) 832-8832 Domain: jfh@rpp386.cactus.org
psrc@pegasus.ATT.COM (Paul S. R. Chisholm) (03/19/90)
<Krasny Oktyabr: "The torpedo has acquisition!" That's the good news?> > In article <5661@brazos.Rice.edu> carlton@rice.edu writes: > >This is a call for discussion of the possibility of creating the > >newgroup comp.sys.ibm.rs6000. In article <18149@rpp386.cactus.org>, jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F. Haugh II) writes: > There is a discussion underway at various places to quelch use of > this abreviation since there is some other vendor who is already > using such a notation [ I suspect the reference may be to Radio > Shack who has a "Model 6000" ]. Also, according to either PC WEEK or INFOWORLD, "R.S." is a common abbreviation in Australia for "rat feces". (Okay, "feces" doesn't start with an "s"; I cleaned it up a little, okay? See the problem?-) > John F. Haugh II, ...!cs.utexas.edu!rpp386!jfh, jfh@rpp386.cactus.org Paul S. R. Chisholm, AT&T Bell Laboratories att!pegasus!psrc, psrc@pegasus.att.com, AT&T Mail !psrchisholm I'm not speaking for the company, I'm just speaking my mind.
jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F. Haugh II) (03/20/90)
In article <4543@pegasus.ATT.COM> psrc@pegasus.ATT.COM (Paul S. R. Chisholm) writes: >Also, according to either PC WEEK or INFOWORLD, "R.S." is a common >abbreviation in Australia for "rat feces". (Okay, "feces" doesn't >start with an "s"; I cleaned it up a little, okay? See the problem?-) Well, I saw a reference today to a "System/6000". I predict that we will soon see a transition away from the original "RS/6000" to something less controversial. Which is even more reason to hold off on starting a newsgroup ... -- John F. Haugh II UUCP: ...!cs.utexas.edu!rpp386!jfh Ma Bell: (512) 832-8832 Domain: jfh@rpp386.cactus.org
bill@bilver.UUCP (Bill Vermillion) (03/21/90)
In article <18161@rpp386.cactus.org-> jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F. Haugh II) writes: ->In article <4543@pegasus.ATT.COM> psrc@pegasus.ATT.COM (Paul S. R. Chisholm) writes: ->>Also, according to either PC WEEK or INFOWORLD, "R.S." is a common ->>abbreviation in Australia for "rat feces". (Okay, "feces" doesn't ->>start with an "s"; I cleaned it up a little, okay? See the problem?-) -> ->Well, I saw a reference today to a "System/6000". I predict that ->we will soon see a transition away from the original "RS/6000" to ->something less controversial. During the IMB presentation to a group I was in last month, I jokingly asked one of the reps I knew about the similarity to the Radio Shack name. He said they were always told to reference it as a "System/6000". -- Bill Vermillion - UUCP: uunet!tarpit!bilver!bill : bill@bilver.UUCP