Re: Any Interest in a newsgroup specifically for Motorola PowerPC?

From: Rusty Wright (rusty_at_socrates.Berkeley.EDU)
Date: 11/06/04 

Date: 05 Nov 2004 16:36:28 -0800

My impression is that most people don't even know that usenet exists;
all they're aware of is the web, and therefore web forums. Think
about it; they have a question and what do they do: a google or yahoo
search.

Joerg <notthisjoergsch@removethispacbell.net> writes:

> Hi Kelly,
>
> > Usenet is a lot less vibrant and useful than it used to be. ...
>
> Why do you think that this is happening? I am pretty new to usenet but I
> find it a great community where top notch tech stuff is being discussed.
> Could it be that younger engineers simply don't know about it?
>
> Regards, Joerg
>
> http://www.analogconsultants.com

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