Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!lll-lcc!ames!ucsd!rutgers!apple!lsr
From: lsr@Apple.COM (Larry Rosenstein)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Applelink...
Keywords: What is it?
Message-ID: <22994@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 29 Dec 88 05:28:23 GMT
References: <1564@ucqais.uc.edu> <138@microsoft.UUCP>
Organization: Advanced Technology Group, Apple Computer
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In article <138@microsoft.UUCP> stuartb@microsoft.UUCP (Stuart Burden) writes:
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>AppleLink is an information service, similar to Compu$erve, GEnie, MacNet

In addition, there are 2 independent "AppleLinks".  The original (classic ?)
AppleLink is an Apple-internal mail system, although people ouside of Apple
also have access (eg, Dealers, Certified Developers, university contacts,
government contacts, user groups, etc.).  This started as a way for dealers
to communicate with Apple and eventually grew to include more groups of
users. 

The other AppleLink is officially known as AppleLink Personal Edition.  It
is a commercial service that anyone can sign up for.  Right now only the
Apple II version is available.  (I have been beta testing the Mac version,
but I don't know when it will be released.)  Right now there isn't a lot of
Macintosh-oriented stuff on AppleLink PE, but that will change once the Mac
version is released.

I'm not even sure that the 2 systems are run by the same company (I have a
feeling they aren't.)  The AppleLink PE program is much slicker than the
original version, and much faster.

		 Larry Rosenstein,  Object Specialist
 Apple Computer, Inc.  20525 Mariani Ave, MS 46-B  Cupertino, CA 95014
	    AppleLink:Rosenstein1    domain:lsr@Apple.COM
		UUCP:{sun,voder,nsc,decwrl}!apple!lsr