jasona@pro-europa.cts.com (Jason Asbahr) (08/10/89)
Bob Sherman writes: >I don't know about you folks, but despite warnings AGAINST posting for sale >items here on the net, they still appear. I think it is time for us to somehow >let the posters of such messages that they do not belong, and WE will not pay >attention to them. > >My statement to all who are thinking of advertising here on the net.. > >I WILL NOT CONSIDER FOR PURCHASE ANY MERCHANDISE ADVERTISED ON THESE NETS ... > >Does anyone else care to join me is this boycott? Ah, sorry, Bob, but I can't agree with you. Maybe someone, somewhere thought it would be a nifty idea if the 'net shunned commercialism, but I don't agree with him either. :) I personally love to see lists of hardware/software for sale. The posters are not huge multi-nationals, they're just users like you and me. We already know that the info-apple feed links hundreds of Apple users together - it allows for the exchange of information, for friend making, for squabbling. It *also* allows for the exchange of hardware, software, and friendly technical support. I think that Apple Inc. has made it clear that it will no longer devote time and money to the Apple ][. It seems to me that the future of our little machines lies in our hands, and if we are to continued to do wonderous things, we need to be able to keep the lines of exchange open ... not for information only, but for obscure (and often vital) hardware, too. (Stepping off soapbox...) -Jason Asbahr -=- UUCP: {nosc, uunet!cacilj, sdcsvax, hplabs!hp-sdd, sun.com} ...!crash!pnet01!pro-nsfmat!pro-europa!jasona ARPA: crash!pnet01!pro-nsfmat!pro-europa!jasona@nosc.mil INET: jasona@pro-europa.cts.com - BITNET: pro-europa.uucp!jasona@psuvax1 "...for whom the Bell tolls..."
gt0t+@andrew.cmu.edu (Gregory Ross Thompson) (02/20/90)
Just to clarify everything. I made a mistake in interpreting what Chan Wilson was saying about the new Mac IIxi. I read it wrong as the IIci. I fully apologize about the mistake.... 'nuff said... -Greg T.