CIM topic -> moved to separate list

Hello,

The moderators of the CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO group have agreed to let me post
this CIM (Computer Integrated Manufacturing) related message to the
list in order to inform everyone that the Home Shop CIM topic is being
moved to another yahoo group. Here is the new group's URL:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newcim/

During the past 3 years, network-centric technologies have undergone
amazing exponential growth and my reason for pursuing this Home Shop
CIM topic is to explore how the availability of these new technologies
expand what can be done with computer controlled machine tools. My
initial thoughts are that what use to be difficult problems have
become easy to solve and what use to be impossible problems are now at
least solvable.

The main reason that I am focusing on the Home Shop to explore this
area is that during the past 3 years I have come to see that most
companies are all but incapable of understanding the potential that
the new network-centric technologies are providing. It is my hope
that the smaller, lower inertia context of the Home Shop will prove to
be an ideal incubator for these new technologies and that instead of
the Home Shop following industry, as it traditionally has, that it
will out-innovate it.

Anyway, if anyone is interested in exploring the Home Shop CIM topic
in more depth, please join the new list.


Thanks,

Ted Kosan
tkosan@...