Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!pacbell!ames!nrl-cmf!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!bloom-beacon!gatech!purdue!decwrl!sun!pitstop!sundc!seismo!rick From: rick@seismo.CSS.GOV (Rick Adams) Newsgroups: news.admin Subject: Re: 417K waste of money postings (was: Re: PICNIX V3) Summary: history Message-ID: <44310@beno.seismo.CSS.GOV> Date: 12 May 88 19:27:10 GMT References: <1559@slvblc.UUCP> <111@pigs.UUCP> <435@rd1632.Dayton.NCR.COM> Organization: Center for Seismic Studies, Arlington, VA Lines: 22 In article <435@rd1632.Dayton.NCR.COM>, miller@rd1632.Dayton.NCR.COM (Andy Miller) writes: > > Since when has this net been for Unix boxes only. Why the hell would UUPC be > sent around so many times and supported by usenet members if they were not to > be allowed to participate???!!! Well, "this net" was started EXPLICITLY for Unix boxes. It remained EXCLUSIVELY for Unix boxes for the first 5 (more or less) years of its existance. A few years ago, the "pcs" started encroaching on it. One should also keep in mind that the Unix boxes (don't you love anthropomorphism?) are paying the vast majority of the cost of the network. Currently they tolerate the pc binaries, but many of them are clearly not happy about it. I believe uupc is sent around to encourage electronic mail, not to replace existing pc bboards. This message is not to imply that pcs are good or bad. It is intended to correct obvious historical inaccuracies and delusions. ---rick