In [log in to unmask]> Marty - Indreboe <[log in to unmask]> writes:
> A Web Page would be elegant, but even a Gopher would be more than
> satisfactory, given some type of searching mechanism. While such a Server
> may merely link to others' home pages (eg Robelle, 3K & Assoc, Quest, etc),
> it doesn't provide the mechanism to do a valuable qualified search. (Okay
> there are web searchers but, as highlighted before, the results can be
> anomalous).
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> Who could operate this forum? Well I guess most vendors are out, as it
> would require them to carry their competitors products as well. Perhaps
> Interex, but there is the question of availability to non-Interex members,
> non-advertising vendors and competition against their own source book. That
> leaves HP customer sites: commercial, government and academic. Perhaps
> there is some commercial attractiveness to making it a stand-alone venture,
> but I hardly think so.
As Brian mentioned, we've been working on this for a couple months now.
Brian has been assembling the list, and we will be posting it on our www
server (completely uncensored - I don't think it would be of any use
otherwise). We'll also make it available via anonymous ftp, and perhaps
via gopher as well.
We're not going to charge anything for the listings, though they won't
be detailed listings; just a short description with the vendor's contact
information (phone/fax/email/snail-mail). We'll try and index things so
they'll be easier to find, though I haven't seen the initial list yet so
I don't know how well it'll lend itself to indexes, at least initially.
Brian has volunteered his time to assemble the list, and we volunteered
to maintain and present it; we too felt it was an idea whose time had
come. (I know I've spent more than a few hours poring through various
vendor listings looking for product/solutions.)
We'll let everyone know when we have something ready...
-Chris Bartram
3k Associates
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