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From: conklin@msudoc.UUCP (Terry Conklin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Re: REPOSTINGS // TURBOBASIC
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Date: Tue, 13-Jan-87 19:02:29 EST
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Posted: Tue Jan 13 19:02:29 1987
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Organization: Michigan State Univ., Engineering, E. Lansing
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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.