Re: Just a perspective
On Mon, 13 Aug 2001 05:11:08 -0400, Pete Casso <pet...@sympatico.ca> wrote: >Let me make another prediction: in another two years, this newsgroup will >either remain ascii with a small number of postings of perhaps 5 postings a >day on the average or will change display format (to html or binary/gif). Predictions are easy. ASCII art was at its top in the terminal days, and the curve will continue to decline to a minimal amount of postings. Advanced posting formats would have a hard time turning the tide, because as per definition, it defeats the purpose. I.e., it's 2001 ;) -- Ceterum censeo Microsoft esse delendam
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