About Electronics Questions

From: Don Maslin <donm_at_cts.com>
Date: Fri Jan 17 22:54:41 2003

On Thu, 16 Jan 2003, Robert Krten wrote:

> 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

Yeah, but you have to allow for "Re:" and "Re: Re:" also.

                                                - don

> 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 - 22:54:41 GMT