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From: campbell@maynard.UUCP (Larry Campbell)
Newsgroups: net.news.group
Subject: Re: net.sources.amiga - it's time!
Message-ID: <188@maynard.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 11-Nov-85 22:39:12 EST
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Posted: Mon Nov 11 22:39:12 1985
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> Isn't it time to create a net.sources.amiga and also decide on
> a standard for posting binary, ala BINHEX or what ever is best?

If people are going to post binaries, I'm dead set against the group.
As Paul van der Graaf (sdcsvax!sdcc7!ln63fkn) has pointed out quite
succinctly, binaries suck (I summarize).  It may be too late for
the Mac, but let's nip this binary stuff in the bud for new machines.
-- 
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