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From: jb10320@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Desdinova)
Subject: Revolution is Here!
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Date: Mon, 1 Oct 90 02:09:04 GMT
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Ladies and Gentlemen of the "NonExistant" Home Computer Market:

I present to you plans for a revolution.  This may very well be the
last time an Apple II owner will have any say at Apple, as Apple
is likely going to send our machines the way of the Edsel, i.e.
good product, terrible marketing.  Apple has the attitude that the
Macintosh is everything for everyone.  They must be convinced they
are terribly wrong.

Go to your local dealer.  Tell him if Apple drops the Apple II line
that you will never buy another Apple computer, and certainly not
from HIM.  

Go to your friends with Apple IIs.  Tell them to do the same.
Go to your users groups.
Go to your school board meetings.

It's time to implement the Computer Evangelism outlined in the
Apple II Infinitum papers.  We've been trying to change things
at the top for years, with no discernable effect.  Now it's time to
start a grass-roots campaign.  Sculley is one man with one vision.
Reality is a million men and women with wildly different visions.
Apple insists they cannot survive by supporting two product lines.
I insist they cannot survive with only one.

And if this last ditch effort at a peaceful solution fails, there
will be war.  Economic war.  Throw every $$$ you can muster at Apple's
competition.  Laser, Commodore, IBM, HP, Compaq, it doesn't matter.
As long as Apple doesn't get one more cent from you.  Apple's
tyrannical marketing techniques must not go unpunished by the
market.

Those of you who don't mind trashing your $3000-$4000 Apple IIgs
system and buying a Mac so you can be "empowered"(tm), more
power to you.

Those of you who DO mind, there is only one thing to do.

Email me if you would like to help formulate a complete plan.

--
Jawaid Bazyar               | Blondes in big black cars look better wearing
Senior/Computer Engineering | their dark sunglasses at night. (unk. wierdo)
jb10320@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu    |      The gin, the gin, glows in the Dark!
                            |                             (B O'Cult)
Apple II Users Unite! Storm the New Product Announcement and Demand Justice!