2nd CFV: comp.sys.zoomer
brian@piano.grot.starconn.com (Brian Smithson)
From: brian@piano.grot.starconn.com (Brian Smithson)
Message-id: <9311221207.ZM17353@piano.grot.starconn.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1993 12:06:59 -0800
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To: zoomer-list-1993@grot.starconn.com
Subject: 2nd CFV: comp.sys.zoomer
Status: OR
Here's the second call for votes for a new Usenet newsgroup, comp.sys.zoomer,
dedicated to discussion of Zoomer PDA's and related products. If you've
already voted for or against this proposal, please don't vote again.
If you haven't voted and want to, follow instructions contained in the
message below but mail your vote directly to voting@qualcomm.com (reply
won't work). If you have questions about what all of this voting
stuff is about, drop me a note directly at brian@grot.starconn.com
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From: rdippold@qualcomm.com (Ron "Asbestos" Dippold)
Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups,comp.os.geos,comp.sys.pen,
comp.sys.laptops,comp.sys.palmtops,comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: 2nd CFV: comp.sys.zoomer
Supersedes: <comp.sys.zoomer-CFV1@uunet.uu.net>
Date: 21 Nov 1993 23:09:09 -0500
Organization: Usenet Volunteer Votetakers
Approved: tale@uunet.uu.net
Reply-To: voting@qualcomm.com (Ron Dippold Voting Alias)
LAST CALL FOR VOTES (of 2)
unmoderated group comp.sys.zoomer
Newsgroups line:
comp.sys.zoomer Zoomer Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs).
Votes must be received by 23:59:59 UTC, 2 December 1993.
After the CFV appears in news.announce.newgroups it will be posted to
the Zoomer mailing list, zoomer-list-1993@grot.starconn.com, by the proponent.
This vote is being conducted by a neutral third party. For voting
questions only contact rdippold@qualcomm.com. For questions about the
proposed group contact Brian Smithson <brian@grot.starconn.com>.
CHARTER
Discussion of all aspects of Zoomer personal digital assistants and
related products, including but not limited to the Casio Z-7000,
Tandy Z-PDA, and Sharp PT-9000.
The group will interact with the Zoomer list, zoomer-list-1993@grot.starconn.com.
Zoomer products are being sold in various retail channels. More
products have been announced.
The Casio and Tandy models are handheld (or is that palmtop?) PDAs.
Sharp's model is more of a notebook. As such, discussion of Zoomers
in general doesn't fit well in comp.sys.laptops, .palmtops, or
.handhelds.
Zoomers are primarily pen-based and all use the GEOS operating system,
but Zoomer discussions have a larger scope than is served by the
charters of comp.sys.pen or comp.os.geos.
Other newsgroups for particular PDAs exist or are proposed for the
comp.sys hierarchy (comp.sys.newton.* exists, and comp.sys.psion
passed its CFV).
There has been quite a bit of Zoomer-specific traffic in comp.sys.pen
and some in comp.os.geos, and there is an active "zoomer-list-1993" mailing
list. Traffic is likely to increase as various Zoomer products become
available for purchase.
STANDARD VOTING INFO
You should send MAIL (posts to a group are invalid) to
voting@qualcomm.com
(just replying by MAIL to this message should work unless you're
seeing this on a mailing list). Your mail message should contain one
and only one of the following statements:
I vote YES on comp.sys.zoomer
I vote NO on comp.sys.zoomer
Anything else may be rejected by the automatic vote counting program.
You may ABSTAIN in place of YES or NO - abstain votes do not affect the
vote outcome. You may change your vote later by voting again. The
votetaker will respond to received ballots with mail acks. Addresses
and votes of all voters will be published in the vote results. If you
wish to remove your vote and all indication that you have voted from the
final list, send a vote with CANCEL in the place of YES/NO/ABSTAIN.
Standard Guidelines for voting apply. One vote per person, no more
than one vote per account. 100 more YES votes than NO votes and twice
as many YES votes as NO votes are the requirements for group creation.
comp.sys.zoomer group vote Bounce Ack List - no need to revote
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-Brian Smithson
brian@grot.starconn.com