Apur-ee.282 net.general utcsrgv!utzoo!decvax!pur-ee!davy Wed Mar 24 12:46:31 1982 New Newsgroup? Would anyone else out there be interested in having the INFO-PCNET mailing list sent into "news"? For those of you who don't know what it is, I am enclosing the description from John Winterton's list he posted the other day: -------------- PCNET is a volunteer effort to create a computer network for personal use, that is for whatever use a person wants to use it for without the kinds of restrictions that most existing networks have, and without the shortsided communication barriers that company-funded networks have. PCNET is trying to create a network where all computers, large or small, part of a formal network organization or just isolated privately owned- and-operated computers, can communicate with each other effectively. PCNET has defined communication protocols that verify all data is correct (retransmitting data that is lost or garbaged) and which provides multiple logical data streams so that processes can send control and data information on different streams and so that several programs can share a single hardware communication link. PCNET has defined a worldwide addressing standard that permits automatic forwarding of messages and files without having to know the topology of the network a priori. PCNET is presently finishing software on several machines (8080, 6502, PDP-10) using several languages (Assembly language, LISP, C), and perfecting its documentation, but as always is having difficulty getting enough volunteer labor to complete these tasks. INFO-PCNET is a general mailing list to keep random interested people advised of the major developments accomplished and to repeatedly solicit volunteer labor from interested people. -------------- If you would be interested in reading this list, please MAIL me a note at one of the "addresses" below. Although currently the ARPA-UUCP situation is in a state of turmoil, this should be worked out soon. If you are an ARPA site and would be willing to act as a gateway for this list, please mail me. I will tally all responses and post a final "vote" in about a week or so. --Dave Curry ...decvax!pur-ee!davy ...ucbvax!pur-ee!davy ...ihnss!pur-ee!davy Note: all further discussion (other than "votes", which should be mailed) belongs in "net.news.group". ----------------------------------------------------------------- gopher://quux.org/ conversion by John Goerzen of http://communication.ucsd.edu/A-News/ This Usenet Oldnews Archive article may be copied and distributed freely, provided: 1. There is no money collected for the text(s) of the articles. 2. The following notice remains appended to each copy: The Usenet Oldnews Archive: Compilation Copyright (C) 1981, 1996 Bruce Jones, Henry Spencer, David Wiseman.