James Rice sez...
>
> Actually I've recently considered unsubscribing. I really don't care
> for DEC's, big iron or mini's, no disrespect to those who do collect
> them, but I no longer have the time to wade through all of the traffic.
> I would really like to split the list into the "big iron" side and
> "micro/workstation" side. I'm on some lists run out of the Low End Mac
> site and really appreciate how Dan has divided his list by machine class
> and topic.
I've just started actively reading the list again after a few months out,
and have no problems filtering -- I guess my main comment would be,
"please use a filterable subject" -- at least filterable by humans.
For example, if it doesn't have "pdp", or "dec" in the title, I just
file it. Dead simple. Perhaps we could agree that the first word or
two in the subject line would be the filter keyword. for example:
Electronics: how do I unsolder a dead 2N2222?
PDP: how has PDP-12's?
PC: I need to fix my C64 disk drive...
General: introduction
etc...
???
Cheers,
-RK
>
> James
>
> J.C.Wren wrote:
> > Yea, that's a for-sure assessment. If this is the case, then perhaps
> > what's considered "Off Topic" needs to be severely revisited. I'm all for
> > things CC related, but where do you draw the line? And I kind of figured
> > that the electronics classes might draw it's own brand of off-topicisms.
> > One can see a siderail into microcontrollers (they are computing devices,
> > and they are over 10 years old). Does everyone else want to read about
> > them? Or just "real" classic computers?
> >
> > My thinking it was more out of consideration for others than segration
> > because y'all who don't subscribe are no longer good enough.
> >
> > --John
> >
> >
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: cctalk-admin_at_classiccmp.org
> >>[mailto:cctalk-admin_at_classiccmp.org]On
> >>Behalf Of Jay West
> >>Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 16:57
> >>To: cctalk_at_classiccmp.org
> >>Subject: Re: About Electronics Questions
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>And while we're about it, let's also have
> >>>IBM-maingrams_at_classicmp.org (so those who don't have room for such a
> >>>machine don't have to read about them)
> >>>
> >>>Minis_at_classiccmp.org (so the home-computer enthusiasts don't have to
> >>>read about PDP11s)
> >>>
> >>>PCs_at_classiccmp.org (so those who believe that no IBM clone is ever
> >>>'classic' don't get bothered with messages about them)
> >>>
> >>>Cleaning-plastic_at_classiccmp.org
> >>>
> >>>Metalwork_at_classiccmp.org (for people who want to make new mechanical
> >>>parts for their printers and disk drives)
> >>
> >>Wow, I've never seen my sarcasm meter quite so pegged. I
> >>think it's broken
> >>now due to overload *GRIN*
> >>
> >>Jay West
> >>
> >>---
> >>[This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus]
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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Received on Fri Jan 17 2003 - 12:34:28 GMT