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Re: NeXT/Amiga Multimedia..

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From: Richard Blewitt
Date: Fri, 31 May 1991 21:22
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In article <MELBY.91May31014312@daffy.yk.Fujitsu.CO.JP> melby@daffy.yk.Fujitsu.CO.JP (John B. Melby) writes:
><comments about Amiga omitted>

>#define flame
>This newsgroup is starting to look like a pep rally for some Amiga user
>group.  The comp.sys.amiga.* hierarchy is out there somewhere, for those
>who need to post such meaningless drivel.
>#undef flame

Well, thats because there are only ~20 comp.sys.amiga.* groups out
there, so we need to take over a few more :)

>It would be much more useful, IMHO, to take up issues such as the
>following:
>
>* is a multimedia interface really useful for projects of type Z on
>  system X?

When people ask them, they get asnwered.  Ask away if you have
questions.

>* the establishment of a list of Frequently Asked Questions about multimedia
>  implementation

Hard to do, since I don't think I've seen the same question asked
twice.

>* what multimedia formats are currently handled with existing software, and
>  on what machines?  (If there were a periodic list, as on comp.compression
>  and comp.graphics, that would be useful.)
>* kludges for exchanging multimedia mail between system A, system S,
>  system N, and so on...

These would definately be good things to add to this group.  And it
would make productive use of the bandwidth for a change.

Rick

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Subject: Re: NeXT/Amiga Multimedia..
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Date: 31 May 91 21:22:41 GMT
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