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Message no. 1
From: Tim Cooper <tpcooper@***.CSUPOMONA.EDU>
Subject: Formats and etc.
Date: Sun, 1 Dec 1996 18:01:50 -0800
Sorry, accidently deleted and trashed the other posts..

It all comes down to whether its EASILY accessed (read, downloaded,
edited, printed, etc..) by people. Just because you have a pet OS doesn't
mean that everybody else has (or should have) it too. Also, just because
there exists somewhere in the bowels of the net a copy of something that
will grant you the ability to read/edit/print the mag doesn't neccesarily
mean that we should all have to go looking for it.

IMHO just make the damn thing so that as many people as possible can
EASILY get their hands on it.

Also, IMHO if it comes down to a decision between graphics or
accessability, just forget the graphics (and the extra time they
represent) and give us the important stuff.

~Tim
Message no. 2
From: Bull <chaos@*****.COM>
Subject: Re: Formats and etc.
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 1996 01:30:11 -0500
At 06:01 PM 12/1/96 -0800, Tim Cooper wrote:
[Snip sensible comment on Systems and such]

>IMHO just make the damn thing so that as many people as possible can
>EASILY get their hands on it.
>
>Also, IMHO if it comes down to a decision between graphics or
>accessability, just forget the graphics (and the extra time they
>represent) and give us the important stuff.
>
>~Tim
>
Bravo, Tim. Glad to see at least one sensible and clear head out here...
and I agree about the graphics... Especially as with my wonderful B&W
monitor, I can't view them anyways... <grin>

Bull

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Message no. 3
From: IEngelmann@***.COM
Subject: Re: Formats and etc.
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 1996 19:52:19 -0500
>Bravo, Tim. Glad to see at least one sensible and clear head out here...
>and I agree about the graphics... Especially as with my wonderful B&W
>monitor, I can't view them anyways... <grin>
>
>Bull

B&W monitor?!?!?!? WOW, they still exist? I thought it was only a myth. :)

Ilja
Message no. 4
From: Benjamin <benjamin@*****.COM>
Subject: Re: Formats and etc.
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 1996 17:28:07 PST
>B&W monitor?!?!?!? WOW, they still exist? I thought it was only a myth. :)

No, they're still around, in fact, the second monitor on the computer
I'm currently using is B&W.
Message no. 5
From: Brian W Allison <ballison@*******.WAM.UMD.EDU>
Subject: Re: Formats and etc.
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 1996 20:28:46 -0500
On Mon, 2 Dec 1996, Benjamin wrote:

> >B&W monitor?!?!?!? WOW, they still exist? I thought it was only a myth. :)
>
> No, they're still around, in fact, the second monitor on the computer
> I'm currently using is B&W.

My sympathies... I'd rather set a second monitor into EGA mode and have
the first in SVGA mode. If you're using Dos that'll allow you to use them
both...

B&W... *sniffle* Poor Guys...



Brian W. Allison

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Message no. 6
From: Benjamin <benjamin@*****.COM>
Subject: Re: Formats and etc.
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 1996 18:27:10 PST
> B&W... *sniffle* Poor Guys...

It's not bad. The color one sitting in front of me is BIG. and has
incredible resolution (for example, the wallpaper looks like
fetureless grey but is really supposed to look like a woven mat (i
think))
Message no. 7
From: Bull <chaos@*****.COM>
Subject: Re: Formats and etc.
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 1996 21:57:52 -0500
At 05:28 PM 12/2/96 PST, Benjamin wrote:
>>B&W monitor?!?!?!? WOW, they still exist? I thought it was only a myth. :)
>
>No, they're still around, in fact, the second monitor on the computer
>I'm currently using is B&W.
>
Second Monitor???

<sigh>

Bull

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