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   Hi Michiel,   
      
   On 2023-08-21 14:45:17, you wrote to me:   
      
    WV>> At the time the choice was made, because rar compressed better. And   
    WV>> because it still works there is no reason to change this.   
      
    MvdV> It is no secret that I am not a member of the "more is better" club. In   
   the   
    MvdV> POTS age with high cost of data transport "compressed better" was a   
   valid   
    MvdV> argument. Although even then in the end of the compression evolution the   
    MvdV> added value was so small that it didn't really matter anymore. Is   
   another   
    MvdV> one percent of compression efficiency realy worth it.   
      
   It was way more then 1%...   
      
    MvdV>>> How many in Amiganet still actually use an Amiga?   
      
    WV>> Enough...   
      
    MvdV> Enough to lkep LAH alive?   
      
   Yes.   
      
    MvdV>>> The problem with keeping all these antiquaria, is that you also   
    MvdV>>> have to support it. This will become increasingly difficult   
    MvdV>>> when the knowledge evaporates...   
      
    WV>> This is true for all of Fidonet technology. Keeping this old   
    WV>> techniques working is partly what makes it interesting...   
      
    MvdV> True but at some point one has to make choices that every museum has to   
    MvdV> make. What do we keep and what do we drop? I see little value in keeping   
    MvdV> more then one compression method alive for Fidonet. Yes, it is   
   interesting   
    MvdV> to keep Fidonet alive. But not ALL of the technology that was ever used.   
    MvdV> Drop some and focus on keeping the rest alive.   
      
   Well, in this case it doesn't matter what you think. It's what the AmigaNet   
   users want... ;-)   
      
   And in a museum available "real" space is probably a lot more expensive then   
   available "virtual" space in AmigaNet, which is kind of limitless...   
      
      
   Bye, Wilfred.   
      
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