saa33413@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (01/10/90)
David_Kopper@DGC.MCEO.DG.COM writes: vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv ...That is why they are bringing in other computers (current guesses from them (and these are ONLY GUESSES)) is that the show will be divided up into Apple II, PC, and Mac (about 1/3 each).... ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I just got an AE DataLink 2400 yesterday. Applied Engineering put a flyer in with the modem (and I assume they're also packing them in their other products currently) to the same effect. They were not too enthusiastic about this departure from tradition, as this quote shows. However, the May 1989 AppleFest included a development that concerns Applied Engineering very much. For the first time, the promoters of AppleFest included Macintosh and Macintosh products. Applied Engineering believes that this was a grave mistake. Macintosh already has a bi-yearly show called MacWorld, which is 100% Macintosh and solely dedicated to that computer. This year a new Macintosh show, MacDex, will begin. Including Macintosh in the traditional Apple II show only dilutes the significance of and support for the Apple II. Talk about a disturbing thought. It's bad enough that everyone tries to make the Apple II function like a Macintosh. It started with MousePaint, and lives today as the IIGS, which was hailed by some as a "color Mac" years before a true color Mac existed. You can compare and analyze the II and Mac until hell freezes over. The Apple II and the Macintosh are two different breeds of machines. A lot of bad blood has been exposed by people who forget this simple fact. If they were the same thing, Apple would have quit making one machine or the other a long time ago. Just as the machines are different, they should enjoy the privilege of having shows all to themselves. The Mac nuts can have their MacWorld and the II users can have AppleFest. CMI's bringing-in of the Mac sounds a lot like a drunk crashing some rich folks' party. AE gave some addresses to send your gripes to, if you're as pissed by Apple and CMI (mostly CMI, I think) as they are. Mr. Vidar J. Jorgensen Customer Relations Managing Director Apple Computer, Inc. Cambridge Marketing, Inc. 20525 Mariani Ave. 1 Forbes Rd. Cupertino, CA 95014 Lexington, MA 02173 You might also be able to E-mail Apple, but I can't say for sure. (Might root@apple.com forward the message, or is there a Customer Relations "user" on their system?) Finally, I hope Applied Engineering doesn't mind if I borrowed some of their lines. If they will stand behind their words (knowing them, they will), then they shouldn't mind that I borrowed a bit from their letter. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Scott Alfter | A keyboard--how quaint! | | Internet: saa33413@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu | | | free0066@vmd.cso.uiuc.edu | -- M. Scott | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apple IIe /| _ |/_ / \// \ / / | | The power to | \ be your best \ / \_/\_/