List Review Service v1n03, "CDROMLAN; CDROM-L" (December 2, 1991)
URL: ftp://ftp.lib.ncsu.edu/pub/stacks/lrs/lrs-v1n03
LIST REVIEW SERVICE
(previous title: LISTSERV REVIEW SERVICE)
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Vol. 1, No. 3 CDROMLAN ; CDROM-L 02 DEC 1991
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Copyright 1991. Raleigh C. Muns (BITNET: SRCMUNS@UMSLVMA.BITNET)
All rights reserved.
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SYNOPSIS OF ONE WEEK'S ACTIVITY -
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Name of List Reviewed: CDROMLAN
Location: LISTSERV@IDBSU.BITNET
Boise State Univ., Boise, ID 83725
Owner or Editor: Dan Lester (ALILESTE@IDBSU.BITNET)
Number of Subscribers: 826 users in 23 countries
Period Monitored: 19 NOV 91 - 25 NOV 91 (inclusive)
Messages Posted: 48
Number of Queries Posted: 19 (40 % of total activity)
Number of Responses Posted: 29 (60 % of total activity)
Lines Sent (w/ headers): 1694 (app. 74 screens of 23 lines)
Lines Sent (w/o headers): 1119 (app. 49 screens of 23 lines)
Searchable Archives: Yes
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SYNOPSIS OF ONE WEEK'S ACTIVITY -
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Name of List Reviewed: CDROM-L
Location: LISTSERV@UCCVMA.BITNET
Owner or Editor: Richard Hintz (SPGRJH@UCCVMA.BITNET)
Number of Subscribers: 587 users in 25 countries
Period Monitored: 19 NOV 91 - 25 NOV 91 (inclusive)
Messages Posted: 25
Number of Queries Posted: 14 (56 % of total activity)
Number of Responses Posted: 11 (44 % of total activity)
Lines Sent (w/ headers): 1053 (app. 46 screens of 23 lines)
Lines Sent (w/o headers): 728 (app. 32 screens of 23 lines)
Searchable Archives: Yes
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REVIEW -
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These two lists complement each other well (hence this dual
review). CDROMLAN supplies detailed technical answers to specific
questions about CDROM technology, primarily within Local Area
Networks, while CDROM-L is more friendly to the novice. The former
dealt more readily with specific problems and specific applications
while the latter was excellent at introducing concepts and giving
leads to both literature and products. While monitoring both lists
simultaneously it was easy to forget which list was active. It's
not that there aren't any differences (e.g., see data above) but
that taken together a seemingly comprehensive "virtual" list on CD-
ROM technology is being produced.
Sample discussions on CDROMLAN involved analysis of specific LAN
configurations, and a free-for-all on the copyright legality of
transferring CD-ROM based data to a hard drive for users in a
network to access. Nuggets from CDROM-L contained postings by the
list owner (Richard Hintz) outlining the current state of CD-ROM
technology, and a nifty lead on the cheapest CD-ROM drive I've
heard of yet (the NEC CDR-80 for $229 from DAK).
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SUGGESTED USES FOR LIST -
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1) Trouble shooting problems with current systems.
CDROMLAN was particularly strong in this area.
2) Leads on potential problems and advantages with
existing products (both lists).
3) Market analysis by vendors of CD-ROM technology.
Subscribers are free with opinions on what's good,
what's not, and what they would like to see.
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