Re: Beginning a Z-machine mailing list


20 Nov 1995 09:35:20 GMT

In article <DI5Ior.Jo3@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca>,
Stephen van Egmond <svanegmo@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca> wrote:
>Marnix Klooster <klooster@dutiag.twi.tudelft.nl> wrote:
>>Hello Z-machine hackers,
>>
>>I have been trying to set up a mailing list on the Z-machine, and all
>>recent discussions on the capabilities of ZIP and its descendants
>>shows that there is a need for such a forum.
>>
>>The problem I have yet to find a home for it. So, if there is anyone
>>here that can provide a site for this list (e.g. a LISTSERV or
>>Majordomo server) please e-mail me!
>
>New RFD: comp.sys.z.misc
> comp.sys.z.development
> comp.sys.z.interpreters
>
>:)

That would be like opening a bottle with a garden roller.

>A good idea, but what's wrong with raif? The volume is easily
>manageable, and none of the TADS folk or nonprogrammers are yelling for
>us to stop. :)

It is certainly an option to discuss the Z-machine here, but there
are two reasons why I prefer a mailing list:

(1) There are probably only about 10-15 people interested in the
Z-machine internals; mainly authors of interpreters, compilers, and
other tools.

(2) The questions discussed are very specific. For example: What
should the positions of the windows and their cursor positions of the
V6 Z-machine be after a screen resize? Or: What is should the effect
be of two consecutive Z-characters 5 in a Z-string? Or: Is colour
number -1 ever used in Infocom games?

For these reasons I thought it best not to bother the 'general public'
with these issues, but use the light-weight mailing list device.

>/Steve

Still hoping some generous LISTSERV or Majordomo (or some such)
administrator agrees with me,

<><
Marnix

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Marnix Klooster
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