Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!lll-lcc!well!msudoc!conklin From: conklin@msudoc.UUCP (Terry Conklin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit Subject: Re: REPOSTINGS // TURBOBASIC Message-ID: <1063@msudoc.UUCP> Date: Tue, 13-Jan-87 19:02:29 EST Article-I.D.: msudoc.1063 Posted: Tue Jan 13 19:02:29 1987 Date-Received: Wed, 14-Jan-87 19:19:44 EST References: <7487@decwrl.DEC.COM> Reply-To: conklin@msudoc.UUCP (Terry Conklin) Distribution: world Organization: Michigan State Univ., Engineering, E. Lansing Lines: 41 Keywords: 8 bit library In response to the request for a reposting, I'll toss in this 'offer.' When we set up the Club II BBS in Detroit, we went out of our way to have the 'ultimate' ST selection. For quite a while, we managed, and established an incredibly library that was the first of it's size. We also set up an 8 bit section, which, all by it's lonesome (read 'by user input unexpected') got pretty epic as well. Well, it seems there are so many ST files that people stopped uploading ST stuff. (They sure download though!) Since we, panicking, ran out and picked up a 30 meg drive, we're now sitting on 16 some odd meg left over. This could probably handle any 8 bit traffic you can throw at it. My only consideration - we got countless uploads, but -quality- uploads are what matter. Because we hadn't 'aimed' for an 8 bit base, it was more important to us in the 8 bit section to keep worthwhile software. (The ST sections simply have everything in existence.) My definition of quality includes things like EXPRESS, TURBO BASIC, SpeedScript, etc. Many 8 bit users as well are allergic to supplying worthwhile docs. Good docs and support files also labelled something as 'worthwhile.' Some of the things we went and removed in the 'great 8bit shakeout' were paint files (.pic), AMS files, and mindless BASIC games. I think everyone here however knows what's worth their time to call LD for. That's the real criteria. So, given an overwhelming capacity for storage and close contact with the net, you may wish to archive net postingsof value there. If the volume of posting is too large, not to worry. I have another 30 meg drive I can plug in if necessary and I doubt there's 60 meg of PD 8 bit software in the world. Terry Conklin Club Network Coordinator The Club II - USA (313) 334-8877 reply at: The Club (517) 372-3131 P.S. It's under Fido, so you'll need to look in the right (F)ile and (M)essage areas for 8 bit specific stuff. Also, if anyone's sitting on a 400 meg Vax or something that's obviously even more appropriate for a general access archive.