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From: lsr@apple.UUCP (Larry Rosenstein)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re:  Apple ][ Forever?
Message-ID: <1441@apple.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 6-Aug-87 14:23:13 EDT
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Posted: Thu Aug  6 14:23:13 1987
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Reply-To: lsr@apple.UUCP (Larry Rosenstein)
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In article <955@pbhyd.UUCP> lc@pbhyd.UUCP (Larry Colton) writes:
>
>Apple has selectively participated in electroninc exchange of information. 
>They have, in the past, been active in both Compuserve and Bix.  I think
>the frustration that is being felt is exacerbated by Apple's heritage.
>The user that helped make Apple, the hobbiest, the home user, the garage
>developer, feels abandoned.  

The people who post messages (including me) on comp.sys.mac do so on their
own; ie, the jobs of these people are something other than answering
questions on Usenet.  In fact, most of these people are engineers working on
various projects and not technical support people.

I don't know why none of the Apple // engineers post messages on
comp.sys.apple.  Any engineer can get access to our VAX; it is simply a
matter of learning Unix and how to send mail and post messages.  

My understanding is that some engineers answer questions on BIX and/or
Compuserve (and possibly other services).  Perhaps they feel that they
reach a larger audience on those networks, so that their limited time is
better spent there.  It is true that not every Apple // owner can get access
to Usenet, while anyone willing to pay the price can get access to the
commercial services.

Finally, my mailing address is listed in my .signature.  You are free to
send me mail, although I know nothing about the internals of the Apple //,
and so I cannot answer any of those kinds of questions.  I also cannot
answer any "marketing-type" questions (eg, is Apple working on X, what price
will Y be, etc.)

-- 
Larry Rosenstein

Object Specialist
Apple Computer

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