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From: oyster@uwmacc.UUCP (Vicious Oyster)
Newsgroups: net.micro.atari
Subject: Re: split group to 800/ST groups?
Message-ID: <1649@uwmacc.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 5-Nov-85 11:10:58 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov  5 11:10:58 1985
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In article <1543@cae780.UUCP> gordon@cae780.UUCP (Brian Gordon) writes:
>
>As much as I agree with the problem, I have to disagree with the suggestion.
>The 800 (et al) are as dead as lots of other machines with loyal followings,
>and the need for a newsgroup for new technical data, rumors, O.S. arguments,
>etc. is just not there.
>
>Maybe we can all afford to upgrade some day ...

   As much as I agree with the disagreement with the suggestion, I have to 
disagree with the opinion expressed by Mr. Gordon.  While I don't believe
there is a need for a new newsgroup, writing off the machines upon which the
Amiga (yes, Amiga) is based due to some sort of computer snobbery is
ridiculous.  Those "dead" machines not only exist in the homes and offices
of literally tens of thousands of people, but continue to have new software
produced for them.  Add to that the fact that the recent dumping of 'em on
the market at extremely low prices makes for a lot of people with a need
for *old* technical data, and those "dead" machines rise miraculously from
the grave (not unlike a grade B horror flick :-).
   On the other hand, if you think gigabytes of Amiga vs ST flamage is a
necessary thing, perhaps a separate ST newsgroup *would* be a good idea.
We'll call it "/dev/null".

 - Joel Plutchak
   {allegra,ihnp4,seismo}!uwvax!uwmacc!oyster

Can you say "opinion"?  I *knew* you could!

P.S. Have any of you necrophiliac 8-bit Atari users seen the latest Lucasfilms
software (Eidolon?) yet?  Is it worth owning?