[comp.sys.mac.programmer] Time for a MacApp newsgroup?

good@quiche.cs.mcgill.ca (Dave GOODGER) (06/08/90)

There seem to be quite a few MacApp programmers out there.  Many of them,
like myself, are relative novices.  (There are exceptions; I think I noticed
a recent poster's name on the cover of one of my books. :-)

Does anyone else think there's enough traffic and/or interest to warrant
a new newsgroup?  I know that I would tend to post to and read more from a
MacApp-specific group than wading through the rest of the c.s.m.programmer
articles.

Comments?  Questions?  Flames?

-- 
    David J. Goodger     /\ "This theory, that I have, that is to say, which is
good@calvin.cs.mcgill.ca \/  mine, is mine . . . that it is." - Anne Elk [Miss]

kn@doc.ic.ac.uk (Keng Ng) (06/08/90)

In article <3524@calvin.cs.mcgill.ca> good@quiche.cs.mcgill.ca (Dave 
GOODGER) writes:
> There seem to be quite a few MacApp programmers out there.  Many of them,
> like myself, are relative novices.  (There are exceptions; I think I 
noticed
> a recent poster's name on the cover of one of my books. :-)
> 
> Does anyone else think there's enough traffic and/or interest to warrant
> a new newsgroup?  I know that I would tend to post to and read more from 
a
> MacApp-specific group than wading through the rest of the 
c.s.m.programmer
> articles.
> 
> Comments?  Questions?  Flames?

I for one would very much like to see the creation of a MacApp newsgroup, 
or at least a 
MacOOP newsgroup if others feel that MacApp is too specific. This can then 
include
queries and contributions from those who use the Think Class library as 
well as MacApp.

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Keng Ng
Dept of Computing
Imperial College
180 Queen's Gate
London SW7 2BZ
Tel: +44 71 589 5111 ext 5091

anders@penguin (Anders Wallgren) (06/09/90)

At this point in time I don't think there's enough MacApp traffic in
c.s.m.p to warrant it's own newsgroup.  If you have access to
AppleLink there is a ton of traffic about it there - too much to
digest in real-time, so most people I know just download the weekly
digests and keep them online for reference.

anders

mm3d+@andrew.cmu.edu (Matt McNally) (06/10/90)

Indeed there is a MacOOPs mailing list, which is:

     macoops@andrew.cmu.edu

Although 'subscriptions' are great, the current traffic
is extremely low.  All of the major players are represented,
including a healthy oops contingent from Apple and THINK.
If you have questions, or would like to be added to this
list, send your request to mm3d@andrew.cmu.edu and I'll add
you to the list.


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dwt@well.sf.ca.us (dwt) (06/12/90)

Yes!!! I, too, would like to see a special MacApp technical group.  It 
should probably be called comp.sys.mac.programmer.macapp.

I am the author of "Calendar Creator", which is published by Power Up
Software of San Mateo, Ca.  I believe that it was the first application
to ship under MacApp 2.0.

Lots of programmers could save lots of head scratching with such a group.

Net Gods?  Are you listening?  How do we start such a group?

-- 
David W. Taylor, Detail Software,75 Camino De Herrera, San Anselmo, CA 94960
                                           (415) 453-0712  dwt@well.sf.ca.us

kn@doc.ic.ac.uk (Keng Ng) (06/13/90)

Is it possible for someone to post the weekly digests to c.s.m.p. then, for
the benefit of those of us without access to AppleLink ?

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Keng Ng
Dept of Computing
Imperial College
180 Queen's Gate
London SW7 2BZ
Tel: +44 71 589 5111 ext 5091