Re: where to go for old mac questions (i know this is an apple group)

[Stephen Shaw <botstarver@readersdigest.com>]

On Fri, 27 Sep 2002 19:58:57 GMT, Mike Pfaiffer wrote:

> 	I kind of agree with what you day about group additions. If
> divided along microprocessor family the discussions might be more focused.
> Traditionally the // users have had no problem with /// users or those
> using // emulators. They all run 6502 code and access the hardware in a
> similar way.
>
> 	The speed bump is when the issue of the Lisa and other very early
> Macs pop up. I own a plus, IIcx (needs a new power supply), IIsi, and a
> fried LC. I've asked questions from Mac people. The response was "Junk the
> old machine and buy a G3". I can relate to what Mac people are saying about
> finding better information here.
>
> 	As we've all discussed before, I really think the 68k Mac folks
> need their own newsgroup. Not because we are exclusionary here, but because
> it would produce a more focused dialogue. In addition these people would
> develop their own FAQs (which I wouldn't mind reading). If a problem is
> common to both sets of machines (// and Mac) there is always the
> crossposting capabilities of the newsreaders. It would also let me ask
> my question about connecting my HP IIIp to my Macs and get an
> appropriate response. ;-)
>

I agree with you, if we start mixing questions about IIs and Macs in a
newsgroup
I think it will turn into a recipe for chaos especially if the threads get
mixed
or off topic subjects creep into a thread.

> 	It seems as though the question is the number of users who will
> use the group. Given the (mostly) less than useful responses to 68k Mac
> questions in the Mac groups, I'd say the numbers are pretty high. If we
> apply the same logic to /// users here, I'd guess we'd have between five
> and 10 /// users.
>
> 	Back to the original question. Doesn't Google archive newsgroups
> back to the early '80s? Perhaps searching the archives might be useful.
>
> 				Later
> 				Mike
>
>
>
> Byron Winmill wrote:
>> The idea of starting a legacy Macintosh newsgroup has certainly popped up
>> in the past.  Try searching for the subject "Proposed group addition" in
>> csa2 to get an overview of the issues, then you bump into the dynamics of
>> usenet (which few users, myself included, seem to understand).
>>
>> But it all comes down to this: there is very little agreement as to where
>> the Apple ///, Lisa, 68k, and (increasingly) early PPC users belong.  Do
>> we belong in comp.sys.apple2 or comp.sys.mac?  In terms of architecture,
>> the latter makes sense.  In terms of culture, the former makes sense.
>> This really should be evident from how many of us integrate both the Apple
>> II and older Macintosh computers into our projects.
>>
>> Byron.
>>
>> On Fri, 27 Sep 2002, GGGNH wrote:
>>
>>>You could always start a comp.sys.mac.68k or comp.sys.mac.classic
>>>newsgroup, if you feel there is a great need.
>>
>>
>
>

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