Subject: Whatever became of alt.lang.focal

From: [email-masked] (Magnus Olsson)
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 1993 21:15:47 GMT

Since there seemed to be some demand for the group, I sent out a newgroup
message for alt.lang.focal last week. I also posted a "welcome" message,
crossposted to some other groups.

The result was a bit confusing:

The group promptly appeared on our NNTP server (news.ldc.lu.se).
However, it didn't appear on the closest upstream site (news.lth.se). 
I asked the admin at that site to create it, which he did.

I did get some replies to my "welcome" message by email (including a 
rude one from some Gothenburg student who wondered if I didn't have
funnier things to do :-( ). 

However, the group has seen absolutely no traffic, except for my
welcome message, which leads me to believe that the newgroup message
never propagated out into the world.

So, what I'm asking is this:

has the group alt.lang.focal appeared at your site? If not, please
let me know and I'll try to get a new newgroup message through...

:-(

Magnus

(who does have a lot of more important things to do, but does this 
anyway, since it's fun).

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From: [email-masked] (Christopher Samuel)
Date: Fri, 26 Nov 1993 10:43:09 GMT

> let me know and I'll try to get a new newgroup message through...

It made it OK to Aberystwyth,Wales, it's just a shame there are no
PDP-8 hackers around here to post to it.. 

Chris
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From: [email-masked]
Date: Fri, 26 Nov 1993 17:37:40 GMT

>let me know and I'll try to get a new newgroup message through...
 
Unfortunately alt.lang.focal has not yet appeared here. As far as the
funny things bit is concerned, why shouldn't one do things that can
be fun ? I can't wait to sign in alt.lang.focal !
 
Paul.

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From: [email-masked]
Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1993 14:35:30 GMT

Much to my surprise I saw that I have the pdp8 emulation software
which was discussed here some days ago an tape. As I recall there
was some doubt where it came from. Well I can't tell that either
but I'm quite willing, if there's still demand for it, to upload
it to some ftp-site. I propose nic.funet.fi, if that's all right.
I don't think I'm willing to send it out myself to all those who
would like to have it, at the moment I'm to busy to do that, unless
ofcourse, just one or two of you are interested in this software.
 
Well, I'll wait until next friday to see how much demand there is.
And then I'll make up my mind and post here what I'll do.
 
bye, Paul.

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From: [email-masked] (Kenneth Herron)
Date: 28 Nov 1993 22:21:19 -0500

In article <[email-masked]>,
Magnus Olsson <[email-masked]> wrote:
|I sent out a newgroup message for alt.lang.focal last week. 
|
|However, the group has seen absolutely no traffic, except for my
|welcome message, which leads me to believe that the newgroup message
|never propagated out into the world.

Welcome to alt.  New groups behave like that.

Actually, it's not as bad as you think.  We've gotten fifteen articles 
for the group so far.  That's actually over one per day :-)
-- 
Kenneth Herron                                  [email-masked]
University of Kentucky                             +1 606 257 1429
Dept. of Mathematics                   "If you ever drop your keys 
in a river of molten lava, let 'em go because, man, they're gone."

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From: [email-masked] (Crystobal J. Junta)
Date: 29 Nov 1993 03:59:22 GMT

In article <[email-masked]>, [email-masked] writes:
|>  

|> it to some ftp-site. I propose nic.funet.fi, if that's all right.
|> I don't think I'm willing to send it out myself to all those who

Sure, why not.  Do upload it!

Thanks.

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From: [email-masked]
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1993 14:20:56 GMT

I'm interesting in a PDP-8 Emulator.  (Does it come with PAL-8 or
other assembler?)

Also.   IS there a version of Focal in C or other high level language
ftp-able anywhere?

- Andy