Justin_Randall_Padawer@cup.portal.com (02/23/90)
I've noticed provincial trend on comp.sys.apple concerning an aversion to anyone posting anything to do with anything other than Apple //. Certainly, this board's primary purpose is to discuss the // series; nevertheless, should someone try to sell a Mac over here, a few folks completely lose their sanity. Try to sell a Mac over on comp.sys.ibm.pc, and folks don't seem so insecure...they'll discuss the computer's value but won't flood the Usenet with flamy bandwidth. I certainly do agree that the name should be changed to comp.sys.apple2... However, I would hope that at that point folks will become less offended at postings here asking for expertise: I've found most Apple // aficionados to be much more informed about ANYTHING Apple (including Mac) than some Mac counterparts. Let's relax a bit. --Randy Padawer
fadden@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Andy McFadden) (02/24/90)
In article <27231@cup.portal.com> Justin_Randall_Padawer@cup.portal.com writes: >I've noticed provincial trend on comp.sys.apple concerning an aversion to >anyone posting anything to do with anything other than Apple //. I hardly find this arrogant. More like a defense mechanism. > Certainly, >this board's primary purpose is to discuss the // series; nevertheless, >should someone try to sell a Mac over here, a few folks completely lose their >sanity. That's because a lot of us feel that the Macintosh is responsible for the lack of support we've had over the last few years. A lot of us just don't *like* the Macintosh. > Try to sell a Mac over on comp.sys.ibm.pc, and folks don't seem so >insecure...they'll discuss the computer's value but won't flood the Usenet >with flamy bandwidth. Anybody who tries to sell a Macintosh on a group called "comp.sys.ibm.pc" isn't *worth* flaming. > I certainly do agree that the name should be changed >to comp.sys.apple2... However, I would hope that at that point folks will >become less offended at postings here asking for expertise: I've found >most Apple // aficionados to be much more informed about ANYTHING Apple >(including Mac) than some Mac counterparts. Let's relax a bit. It would appear that a number of people take it upon themselves to help the wayward Macintosh users become more informed... some with more enthusiasm than others... >--Randy Padawer -- fadden@cory.berkeley.edu (Andy McFadden) ...!ucbvax!cory!fadden