Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!rutgers!gatech!udel!rochester!pt!andrew.cmu.edu!ja1w+ From: ja1w+@andrew.cmu.edu.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: System Finder license and Apple Bashing Message-ID: Date: Mon, 15-Jun-87 17:19:50 EDT Article-I.D.: andrew.MS.V3.18.ja1w.80020d05.allisonpark.ibm032.1552.2 Posted: Mon Jun 15 17:19:50 1987 Date-Received: Thu, 18-Jun-87 00:54:14 EDT Organization: Carnegie Mellon University Lines: 50 ID ; Mon, 15 Jun 87 17:52:22 edt ID ; Mon, 15 Jun 87 17:20:06 edt Approved: npark.1585.0.0>; Mon, 15 Jun 87 17:20:06 edt Okay, guys, here is an idea. (Ooh, aah) Apple says. "Hey! We support our customers, and we are going to show it! (And we'll get some extremely good press to boot) Lets get ourselves a big mainframe. Lets write a super-program that will allow even the computer neophyte to get the latest software releases from our central computer. This project's interface will be SO easy to use (and still have a 'Power Users' option) that people will say 'WOW!', and may even write home to mom about it. Heck, IBM will never recover! Who says that Big Blue is 'more reliable'?!? Apple Forever! Apple treats its customers LIKE FAMILY! I am serious about this. Apple people, please respond! Apple need not have a toll-free number with this, because by the time this thing is complete, 2400 baud modems will be extremely affordable, and US Sprint will still have the lowest rates :-). The Macintosh interface to this central machine will be like AppleLink, but MUCH MUCH MUCH more intuitive and natural. The user end should have NO computerese (unless the said 'Power User' option is enabled) blurted out at him/her. We're talking MacPaint here. And, this should be compatible with at least a 512Ke, either using a completely different program, or having the program make self-imposed limits on itself. Can you imagine the press this would get? InfoWorld: "Apple Goes All Out for Users". MacWorld: "Apple Does it Again". PC World: "Uh Oh". You get the picture. Oh, and this system will have no need for massive amounts of storage - I am not thinking of a massive message service. Maybe a 'Comments for Apple' option, but no inter-user messages or bboards. Only software that Apple wishes to distribute will be available, and more stuff for 'Power Users'. I really do feel that this would be something wonderful - Apple can do it! Netters: post whatever ideas you have about this!!! Apple: discuss this among yourselves, and respond! Thanks, Jesse Adelman JA1W@TE.CC.CMU.EDU JA1W@Andrew.CMU.EDU No 'disclaimer' no es nesecito, porque yo no trabajo mucho.