jde@everex.UUCP (-Jeff Ellis) (09/15/90)
Well I have seen a few requests for someone to start an ESIX mailing list. If you would like to be on such a list drop me some email. Maybe this way we can shape the development of the ESIX OS to support the features our customers need. BTW on a related subject..... I would like to take a poll, (Which I will sum up here) What system do you use (i.e. Compaq 386 25 mhz Pheonix BIOS) What Vidio card do you have (i.e. Vidio 7 Fastwrite) What Display? (i.e. Multisysnc 3D) Type of hard drive controller (i.e. WD1007A ESDI) Which Unix do you run (i.e. ISC 2.02, or ESIX Rev D) What SCSI Devices do you use (Hard Drive, WORM, etc.) What is the most important feature in your next UNIX System (price, support....) Thanks..... -- Jeff Ellis ESIX SYSTEM/V UUCP:uunet!zardoz!everex!jde US Mail: 1923 St. Andrew Place, Santa Ana, CA 92705
john@jwt.UUCP (John Temples) (09/15/90)
In article <540@everex.UUCP> jde@everex.UUCP (-Jeff Ellis) writes: >Well I have seen a few requests for someone to start an ESIX mailing list. I'd rather see ESIX discussions remain here in the newsgroup, rather than having things fragmented up among vendor-specific newsgroups and mailing lists. -- John W. Temples -- john@jwt.UUCP (uunet!jwt!john)
heiser@tdw201.ed.ray.com (09/17/90)
In article <2107@jwt.UUCP> john@jwt.UUCP (John Temples) writes: >In article <540@everex.UUCP> jde@everex.UUCP (-Jeff Ellis) writes: >>Well I have seen a few requests for someone to start an ESIX mailing list. > >I'd rather see ESIX discussions remain here in the newsgroup, rather >than having things fragmented up among vendor-specific newsgroups and >mailing lists. There are times when a mailing list can be great. General conversations should remain in a newsgroup like this, but when someone has a specific question requiring a quick fix, the mailing list generates good response. I see this with the myriad of Sun-related lists and newsgroups. Bill -- Work: heiser@tdw201.ed.ray.com {decuac,necntc,uunet}!rayssd!tdw201!heiser Home(1): bill%unixland.uucp@world.std.com -or- uunet!world!unixland!bill Public Access Unix Coming Soon! Home(2): Bill.Heiser@f240.n322.z1.fidonet.org (BBS: 1-508-655-3848) Other: heiser@world.std.com (Pub. Access Unix)
richard@pegasus.com (Richard Foulk) (09/18/90)
>>Well I have seen a few requests for someone to start an ESIX mailing list. > >I'd rather see ESIX discussions remain here in the newsgroup, rather >than having things fragmented up among vendor-specific newsgroups and >mailing lists. I second this sentiment. There are so many good reasons to keep things consolidated. I'd really rather not have to follow half a dozen different newsgroups and mailing lists just to keep up with the 386/unix field. Please don't chop us up. -- Richard Foulk richard@pegasus.com
richard@pegasus.com (Richard Foulk) (09/18/90)
>There are times when a mailing list can be great. General conversations >should remain in a newsgroup like this, but when someone has a specific >question requiring a quick fix, the mailing list generates good response. This newsgroup seems to have very good response, and better readership than any mailing list is likely to. I have seen times recently when someone has posted here after trying elsewhere first -- sounds like poorer response time to me. With the newer, more far reaching binary interface that Intel and AT&T are putting together, and that SCO, ISC, and the others have agreed to, things are starting to come closer together. Why would you want to take steps to move them farther apart? -- Richard Foulk richard@pegasus.com
conklin@frith.uucp (Terry Conklin) (09/24/90)
If someone would start up an ESIX mailing list it would be great. It would be a big help for me. Currently, because of the growing number of 386-based UNIX systems, this newsgroup has gotten extremely busy - to the point I can't afford to read it because of the time. You can't use kill commands or anything here. People are constantly referencing 2 or 3 products in a posting. And if you search for ESIX as a keyword you miss about a quarter of the relevant postings. I'm also a little tired of the "great American melting-pot" theory of newsgroups. Why do we screw everything up by HAVING newgroups? Clearly, Usenet should be one, huge conference. Just _think_ of the value and depth of the dicussion from all these people. Apparently, there is a vocal community of netters who have nothing better to do than read news all day. That's great, if you have the option. I don't. And neither does anyone else I know. Let's keep the facts up front: an interested party can always subscribe to a separate mailing/group. You CAN'T get rid of unwanted postings. What's the point of Usenet if people can't afford the time to participate? Terry Conklin conklin@egr.msu.edu uunet!frith!conklin The Club (517) 372-3131
john@karnak.uucp (John B. Meaders Jr.) (09/24/90)
I am interested in this too. Unfortunately my profession doesn't allow me
the time to moderate a mailing list myself, so I will have to rely on someone
else doing this. I would be interested in participating though.
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