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From: hzink@alchemy.UUCP (Harry K. Zink)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: So? Did the announcement happen?
Message-ID: <417@alchemy.UUCP>
Date: 28 Apr 91 10:22:04 GMT
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Reply-To: hzink@alchemy.UUCP (Harry K. Zink)
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Dave,

Let me clarify a few points that I believe have been misunderstood.  

First of all, IU thank you *VERY MUCH* for a well written, informative and in 
no way ridiculous message.  I enjoyed reading it very much.  Really.

My original post, which might have been a bit acidic, was directly to 98% 
towards Andy's original post.  You might be correct in interpreting what his 
intention of the post was (only he knows for sure), but the way his tone came 
accross sure didn't seem that way.  I believe that you have made the point in a
much better fashion (to stop being paranoid and to get on with it) than he did,
and I thank you for it.

You also mentioned that:

> I object to the implication that we are doing something dishonest.  The 

In no way was I implying that you, the DTS people, are doing anything less than
honest.  Like I said in my previous post to Andy, I am well aware that you guys
are continually working on improving the toolbox and GS/OS, and that you are 
most likely doing miraculous things.  I am not, nor will I ever question that. 
On the other hand, I do believe that the apple marketing dpet is completely 
incompetent and individuals like Jane Lee and her cohorst are proving that time
and time again on on-line conferences.  This is, as you correctly mentioned, 
not your responsibility (marketing) nor is it mine.  Nevertheless, we are all 
allowed our opinion on incompetence, aren't we..?

I also understand that none of you from DTS can divulge information about what 
you are working on at this time, and I know that all of you are most helpful 
when it comes to current questions.  I am not accusing you of anything for 
being quiet.  In fact, I am not accusing YOU, Dave, of anything, as so far you 
reply and message on this netgroup has been the most intelligible and to the 
point answer I have read.  It wasn't tainted with sarcasm (like Andy's) or 
arrogance and confusion (like Matt's).  It was just straight talk and I believe
most of us here enjoyed that as much as I did.  I applaud you and want you to 
know that none of what you thought was directed towards you and DTS was in fact
so.  

This whole argument had more to do with the attitudes of some in posting to 
this system, then their competence with apple DTS.

In summary, thank you for the encouraging words concerning the apple II.  We 
are all looking forward to your works when they are completed and when we are 
allowed to see them.  

Harry

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