RE: Web 5250 based forum

[Colin Williams <Williamsc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

What is the slashdot site?

>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Pete [mailto:prmoore@mail.globalnet.co.uk]
>>> Sent: Friday, September 24, 1999 9:48 PM
>>> To: rpg400-l@midrange.com
>>> Subject: Web 5250 based forum
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Hi
>>> 
>>> My crap idea...
>>> Has anyone with an AS/400 on the net considered hosting 
>>> something akin
>>> to the slashdot site? I've followed this site for a while, 
>>> it has become
>>> something of a 'net cultural phenomenon. 
>>> 
>>> I imagine we are a much smaller community than the mostly Linux
>>> audience, but could still benefit from something like this.
>>> I would rather have something faster, more much interactive 
>>> than HTML
>>> and industrial-strength-boring - could it be a 5250 applet?
>>> This is a project I plan to do myself when I get access to 
>>> a development
>>> AS/400 and a decent UK ISP (and when the machine is affordable!).  
>>> It's important that the site code is open, GPL'd. 
>>> Sponsorship from any
>>> of the '400 establishment will only hasten our doom, in my opinion. 
>>> It's difficult to advertise in a 5250 screen I suppose (but 
>>> certainly
>>> possible ;) )
>>> 
>>> I'm not enjoying large digest messages, especially when 
>>> posters include
>>> the WHOLE of a lengthy previous message to add a few comments.
>>> 
>>> Let's up the bandwidth, what do you reckon?
>>> 
>>> Best regards
>>> Peter Moore
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