Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site lsuc.UUCP Path: utzoo!lsuc!jimomura From: jimomura@lsuc.UUCP (Jim Omura) Newsgroups: net.micro.amiga Subject: Re: BIX Message-ID: <893@lsuc.UUCP> Date: Sat, 2-Nov-85 14:09:31 EST Article-I.D.: lsuc.893 Posted: Sat Nov 2 14:09:31 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 2-Nov-85 14:45:33 EST References: <4090@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU> <862@lsuc.UUCP> <467@sdchema.sdchema.UUCP> Reply-To: jimomura@lsuc.UUCP (Jim Omura) Organization: Barrister & Solicitor, Toronto Lines: 86 Summary: Welcome to BIX! In article <467@sdchema.sdchema.UUCP> jmw@sdchema.UUCP (John M. Wright) writes: > >If BYTE/MG H want the unannointed "rest of us" to stay off of BIX >until it is ready for use to their satisfaction, they might: > >A) Apprise us of this in the pages of BYTE, instead of making an >initial advance announcement in glowing terms, followed by silence; On average most magazine articles and editorials are written about 4 months in advance. The 1st schedule arrival of BIX was put off. The 'glowing reports' were genuine interpretations of the overall reception of BIX to it's 1st users. After they used it for a while, a lot of minor problems and a couple of majors showed up. Thus, the intro date was pushed back, but the magazines hit the stands. C'est la vie. In the mean time, some of the moderators (myself included) invited people on so that we could build up some experience doing what we were supposed to be doing. The worst problem we-->me. Before *I* knew that it was still a semi-secret, *I* had already spread it around to a number of OS-9'er. I then checked with MGH and found out that it was their policy that to allow this to be done as long as we were reasonable about it. No real harm was done, since only a couple of OS-9'ers showed up. I later asked around 'here' in UUCP for more OS-9'ers. Some of them showed up. This didn't make much difference either since they remained relatively silent. But, yes you are quite right. The policy was never all that clear (or I wouldn't have made any mistakes -- which I did). > >B) Restrain Very Poursmell from taking most of his November column >to wax enthusiastic over BIX; Like I said. Jerry wrote the truth as he saw it. Problems *did* show up later. Such as the difficulty following long exchanges (which the early people rarely had to deal with). Others appeared fairly minor, but became major as time went on. Overall, the early users were happy with it. Incidentally. Most of the noted problems have been cleaned up. Others will be dealt with in time. The last couple of free days were jammed. That was what I was hoping to avoid. I couldn't get on to do my work (which wasn't much, but I wanted to get it done). > >C) Ask you and others to refrain from flaunting your BIX addresses >at us. Flaunting? I've never looked at it that way. My addresses listed are *Not* complete. I'm on many more systems then these. It's just that if you want to reach me within a reasonable time, then these are the ones to use. In fact, I'm probably going to drop my CIS address because I no longer login there on a regular basis (no time). Many people 'here' *were* involved with the BIX test. Seeing as *they* were there legitimately and could reach me faster through BIX, I'd say it was proper to list it. Nobody's stopping you from tacking on a private (limited access) BBS address to your signature file are they? > >Certainly one of the rest of them, > >John Wright >Chemistry (B-014) >UCSD >La Jolla, CA 92093 >(619)452-3049 See what I mean? "Chemistry (B-014) UCSD" Oh wow! Impressive! Rediculous argument. It's just your address. Unless you really *are* just putting it here to be impressive. I wouldn't have thought so. > >....sdcsvax!sdchem!jmw Anyway, everyone is welcome to BIX now. Unfortunately, I'd hoped that there would be a *general* free or cheap access period for newcomers. There isn't. That wasn't my choice. If you want access to BIX, then you'll have to leave a *valid* credit card number. Cheers! -- Jim O. -- James Omura, Barrister & Solicitor, Toronto ihnp4!utzoo!lsuc!jimomura Byte Information eXchange: jimomura Compuserve: 72205,541 MTS at WU: GKL6