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From: clive@druhi.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: new ROMs and 3rd party upgrades
Message-ID: <1833@druhi.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 9-Apr-87 11:07:35 EST
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Posted: Thu Apr  9 11:07:35 1987
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in article <608@apple.UUCP>, dgold@apple.UUCP says:
> 
> In article <127200004@inmet> callen@inmet.UUCP writes:
>>What POSSIBLE reason could 
>>etc. vitriolic

> I'm not familiar with the particulars of this problem, but I have to say
> I am surprised by the tone that you show in this posting.  


I'm really sorry you had to hear this, David.

Probably you are already aware that this kind of talk, and its more
subtle (?) variants, is a regular feature of Usenet, which has a large
audience of college students and many others, perhaps not so young, who 
unfortunately feel that for any lack of perfection, fault is to be 
immediately assigned, insults levied, and retribution demanded.

I believe this atmosphere is perfectly summed up by the word sophomoric.


Anyway, be assured that there are also many active and thoughtful
listeners (not just a silent majority), who are very happy to have you
and your colleagues on the net.

Many of the ones in this group, are making daily use of the tools you
have provided for the world.  They're probably among the more technically 
sophisticated of your customers, and often enough may be responsible for 
new applications, new software, and also purchasing decisions that put 
Macs into the hands of others in school and industry.

You can see them by the occasional very informative article, or
contributed program.  The rest of the time, they listen.


Let me thank you for the clear and informative information and
answers you and other people who work at Apple have provided often, 
and politely, to anyone with a substantive question to ask.


Clive Steward