Awatarts.1056
net.map
utcsrgv!utzoo!decvax!watmath!watarts!darcy
Sun Jan 17 21:09:13 1982
Maps


     We have a newsgroup net.map.  Why not  use  it  for  posting
maps etc.?  It would just seem to make sense.

     Perhaps a map such as the Shannon's is best with  a  listing
of  the  addresses of the machines on  a following page.  I think
that very few of uss have studied 'How to  make  a  map  with  an
ASCII keyboard.' (On 8.5" by 11").

     I tend to doubt that such a map could be written on a  typed
page  by this time next year as this net does seem to be growing.
(Perhaps one should invest in the phone company.)

     The maps must be able to be easily adjusted for the expected
new births of Unix children.

     I tend to agree that N.J. and the Windy City should be  kept
on  a separate map just do to the sheer number of Unixes (sp?) in
these locations.

     Please remember that when you are making up a map, any idiot
must be able to read it. (I found it confusing seeing utah-gr and
utah-cs listed the way it is on the Shannon's make, and there  is
likely  a  thousand  readers. Also, remember idiots are ingenious
and do need to be protected from themselves at times.)

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