XPost: rec.arts.books.tolkien   
   From: le@top.put.com   
      
   In alt.fan.tolkien Bill O'Meally  wrote:   
   > So, the battery on my 8-year-old Macbook decided it will no longer hold   
   > a charge. Rather than replacing the battery, I decided to upgrade to a   
   > new machine. My new Macbook is loaded with Big Sur, wheras my old one   
   > has Catalina OS. To my chagrin, Big Sur does not seem to support my   
   > newsreader, Unison (I am writing this on my constantly plugged-in old   
   > computer). A quick web search appears to confirm this. Another nail in   
   > the coffin of usenet?!   
   >   
   > Options appear to include include:   
   > 1) Periodically firing up the old Mac to read and post on newsgroups   
   > 2) Hope that this is just a glitch with Big Sur and that Apple will   
   > correct it with an upgrade   
   > 3) Search for another newsreader that is supported by Big Sur   
   > 4) Say, "Oh well. I guess that's it for usenet for me. It was a good run".   
   >   
   > Any advice?   
      
   Get a shell account on a place with a news server/reader?   
   Get a unix box?   
      
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