robert@ireq.hydro.qc.ca (R.Meunier 8516) (11/19/90)
I am reposting, sorry if you receive it for the second time. CALL FOR DISCUSSION - please respond NAME: comp.lang.basic STATUS: unmoderated CHARTER: BASIC went from as learning language to a toy language (apple, commore, etc...) but is now a real programming language with a lot of possibilite with powerful compiler (QuickBasic, turboBasic, trueBasic, etc ...). There is even an implemantation of QuickBasic on UNIX sold by BASMARK. This group will be intended to everyone using Basic as a programming tool on any platform and to discuss and exchange programming technics. WHY A NEW GROUP: Actually, there is no group about Basic programming. Basic programmer has to post their questions in C or OS.PROGRAMMER newgroups where it shouldn't belong SCHEDULE: 1. DISCUSSION The discussion period begin on friday, november 19. It ends on Sunday, december 19. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Meunier Institut de Recherche d'Hydro-Quebec Ingenieur 1800 Montee Ste-Julie, Varennes Internet: robert@ireq.hydro.qc.ca Qc, Canada, J3X 1S1
rick@pavlov.ssctr.bcm.tmc.edu (Richard H. Miller) (11/20/90)
In article <3954@s3.ireq.hydro.qc.ca> robert@ireq.hydro.qc.ca () writes: > Actually, there is no group about Basic programming. Basic programmer has to >post their questions in C or OS.PROGRAMMER newgroups where it shouldn't belong Actually, the place to post is the same as for any language which does not have its own newsgroup, comp.lang.misc. There hase been no traffic on basic in this group and I have seen nothing in the two groups you mentioned. Why do you think a group needs to be split for this? How much traffic on basic is there currently? As an aside, I think it would be useful for proponents of splitting newsgroups to include traffic statistics in their call for discussion or an explaination of why traffic is not relavant to the discussion. -- Richard H. Miller Email: rick@bcm.tmc.edu Asst. Dir. for Technical Support Voice: (713)798-3532 Baylor College of Medicine US Mail: One Baylor Plaza, 302H Houston, Texas 77030
jw2b@watt.acc.Virginia.EDU (Sara J. Wagner) (11/20/90)
In article <2791@gazette.bcm.tmc.edu> rick@pavlov.ssctr.bcm.tmc.edu (Richard H. Miller) writes: >In article <3954@s3.ireq.hydro.qc.ca> robert@ireq.hydro.qc.ca () writes: >> Actually, there is no group about Basic programming. Basic programmer has to >>post their questions in C or OS.PROGRAMMER newgroups where it shouldn't belong > > >Actually, the place to post is the same as for any language which does not have >its own newsgroup, comp.lang.misc. There hase been no traffic on basic in this >group and I have seen nothing in the two groups you mentioned. Why do you think >a group needs to be split for this? How much traffic on basic is there >currently? I would like to see a group on BASIC -- I do some work with the program, but don't have time to wade through multiple newsgroups trying to find other BASIC users. And, given the current flame wars going on in comp.lang.misc, that's the last place I want to be. Jane Wagner, Information Specialist BITNET: jw2b@virginia.bitnet The Claude Moore Health Sciences Library INTERNET: jw2b@virginia.edu Box 234, UVA Health Sciences Center PHONE: 804-924-0188 Charlottesville, VA 22908 Opinions expressed are my own