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10 total messages Started by Andrew Klossner Wed, 30 Apr 1986 02:17

#263

Author: Andrew Klossner
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 1986 02:17

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Every year or so it has to be said.

Net.micro.16k is NOT for discussion of computers with 16k RAM.
It is for discussion of the National Semiconductor 32000 series
architecture, the first member of which was once named the "16032"
(abbreviated "16k").

Radio Shack computers are discussed in net.micro.trs-80.  Other
micro-related groups are:

	net.micro.cpm - CP/M computers
	net.micro.6809 - computers with 6809 (like Radio Shack CoCo)
	net.micro.68k - computers with Motorola 680x0 processor
	net.micro.amiga - Commodore Amiga
	net.micro.apple - Apple computers, except the Mac
	net.micro.atari - Atari computers
	net.micro.atari16 - Atari 16-bit computers
	net.micro.atari8 - Atari 8-bit computers
	net.micro.att - AT&T workstations
	net.micro.cbm - Commodore Business Machines computers
	net.micro.hp - Hewlett Packard computers
	net.micro.mac - the Apple Macintosh
	net.micro.pc - the IBM PC and compatibles
	net.micro.ti - Texas Instruments computers
	net.micro.trs-80 - Radio Shack computers

-=- Andrew Klossner   (decvax!tektronix!tekecs!andrew)       [UUCP]
                      (tekecs!andrew.tektronix@csnet-relay)  [ARPA]

Perhaps a name change is in order

#264

Author: jbuck
Date: Fri, 02 May 1986 17:01

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>Every year or so it has to be said.
>
>Net.micro.16k is NOT for discussion of computers with 16k RAM.
>It is for discussion of the National Semiconductor 32000 series
>architecture, the first member of which was once named the "16032"
>(abbreviated "16k").
>-=- Andrew Klossner   (decvax!tektronix!tekecs!andrew)       [UUCP]
>                      (tekecs!andrew.tektronix@csnet-relay)  [ARPA]

This name is obviously no longer appropriate.  I suspect that the group
is currently so small because National 32000 users don't know they have
a group.  How about a change?

I propose net.micro.nsc.  Other suggestions are welcome.


-- 
- Joe Buck <ihnp4!pesnta!epimass!jbuck>
  Entropic Processing, Inc.
  Cupertino, California

Re: Perhaps a name change is in order

#265

Author: Wolfgang Rupprecht
Date: Sun, 04 May 1986 22:22

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In article <> jbuck@epimass.UUCP (Joe Buck) writes:
>I suspect that the group is currently so small because National 32000
>users don't know they have a group.

Gee, and all this time I thought that it was because there aren't any
users... :-)

				-wr







-- 
	Wolfgang Rupprecht		{harvard|cca|mit-eddie}!lmi-angel!wsr

Re: Perhaps a name change is in order

#266

Author: Wolfgang Rupprecht
Date: Sun, 04 May 1986 22:41

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In article <> jbuck@epimass.UUCP (Joe Buck) writes:
>I suspect that the group is currently so small because National 32000
>users don't know they have a group.

Gee, and here I was thinking that it was indicative of the number of 
users. :-)
-- 
	Wolfgang Rupprecht		{harvard|cca|mit-eddie}!lmi-angel!wsr

Re: Perhaps a name change is in order

#267

Author: Stanley Friesen
Date: Mon, 05 May 1986 14:33

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In article <204@epimass.UUCP> jbuck@epimass.UUCP (Joe Buck) writes:
>>
>>Net.micro.16k is NOT for discussion of computers with 16k RAM.
>>It is for discussion of the National Semiconductor 32000 series
>>architecture,
>
>This name is obviously no longer appropriate.  I suspect that the group
>is currently so small because National 32000 users don't know they have
>a group.  How about a change?
>
>I propose net.micro.nsc.  Other suggestions are welcome.
>
	I second this motion! I certainly didn't know what it was
about.(I now intend to subscribe to the group).
-- 

				Sarima (Stanley Friesen)

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Re: Perhaps a name change is in order

#269

Author: chad
Date: Mon, 05 May 1986 18:04

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I agree the name doen't reflect the purpose of the group.  I read it
for quite a while before I figured it out.  I thought it was for
micro's that had 16 bit memory paths (8086 vs 8080 for example).
However net.micro.nsc, though better, still is ambiguous since
National makes lots of things--including analog stuff.  Also, TI
second-sources the parts.  How about "net.micro.32xxx"?
	-crl
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Re: Perhaps a name change is in order

#270

Author: budsky
Date: Tue, 06 May 1986 14:04

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I think a name change is a GREAT idea.  maybe we could change it
everytime national announces a new part!  or maybe when a part
blows up we could call it net.challenger.  but what i really think
we ought to do is continue talking about name changes instead of
technical issues relating to the NS 32xxx chip set.

		jim

Re: Perhaps a name change is in order

#272

Author: Pekka Nousiainen
Date: Wed, 07 May 1986 17:09

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>>Net.micro.16k is NOT for discussion of computers with 16k RAM.
>>It is for discussion of the National Semiconductor 32000 series

What!!??  I've just spent a year working on an NS32016 machine and
I *never* checked out net.micro.16k because, yes, I did think it was
for 16k RAM....

--
Path:  ...!mcvax!enea!peno        In "real" life:  Pekka Nousiainen

Re: Perhaps a name change is in order

#271

Author: Landon Noll
Date: Fri, 09 May 1986 04:21

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In article <1143@psivax.UUCP> you write:
 >In article <204@epimass.UUCP> jbuck@epimass.UUCP (Joe Buck) writes:
 >>>
 >>>Net.micro.16k is NOT for discussion of computers with 16k RAM.
 >>
 >>This name is obviously no longer appropriate.  I suspect that the group
 >>is currently so small because National 32000 users don't know they have
 >>a group.  How about a change?
 >>
 >>I propose net.micro.nsc.  Other suggestions are welcome.
 >>

I do agree that the name should be changed.  I suggest:

		net.micro.ns32000  -or-  net.micro.ns32k

That gets the National Semiconductor in the name as well as the chip
family name.  (net.micro.nsc might cause some people at nsc.UUCP to
think this a group for 'nsc' users to talk about tiny objects... :-)  )

If folks agree th change the group, I promise to try and keep marketing from
adjusting the name of the chipset again.... :-)

chongo <My other micro has a 32532> /\ns/\

Re: Perhaps a name change is in order

#278

Author: root
Date: Sun, 11 May 1986 04:26

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> >Every year or so it has to be said.
> >
> >Net.micro.16k is NOT for discussion of computers with 16k RAM.
> 
> This name is obviously no longer appropriate.  I suspect that the group
> is currently so small because National 32000 users don't know they have
> a group.  How about a change?
> 

Clearly 16k is a bad name. Of the proposals made I vote for 

            net.micro.ns32k

How do we get it done?

Thos Sumner    (...ucbvax!ucsfcgl!ucsfcca.UCSF!thos)

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