SEWALL@UCONNVM.BITNET (Murph Sewall) (05/08/89)
>Since I can't seem to find anyone to mail this to privately, I'll try >here. Could someone out there in netland send me infomation on the >Pro-Line BBS software. For example, where to get it, how much, etc. The author is Morgan Davis <mdavis@pro-sol.cts.com> or (if your mailer can't handle MX) <mdavis%pro-sol.cts.com@nosc.mil> BTW I went to the "meet the sysops" session at AppleFest last Saturday because Morgan was listed as a panelist. Alas, he didn't make it, but I did get to chat with Vince Cooper (sysop of 'pro-denver' among his many "jobs"). I found it virtually impossible to find anyone at AppleFest unless I already knew what they looked like (the names on the tags are TOO TINY!!!). I wandered by the Apple and APDA booths looking for Matt Deatheridge or Dave Lyons but failed to identify either. I decided to attend at the last minute (partly because a friend had some extra VIP <list price $75> tickets). On arrival we were greeted with an addena to the program that began with: "SUNDAY KEYNOTE While Steve Wozniak is not able to appear in person, he has prepared a special videotape presentation specifically for this event. This special AppleFest message will be shown in the Auditorium on Sunday at 10:00 am" <oh whoopee!> Gee, most people I spoke too read the advanced advertising as implying (at the least) that Wozniak would attend in the flesh. Ah well, I was in no position to demand my money back :-) I went to David Hancock's address (he's Apple USA Senior Vice President for Marketing). He was humorous, charming, showed some nice video clips and said ABSOLUTELY NOTHING IMPORTANT. I'd guess that 95% of the contributors to this list could have expressed "enthusiasm" for Apple products, introduced the videos and told a few jokes about Boston Harbor, etc. What impressed me mosst is: the man exhibited NO VISION about computing (at virtually any level). Later in the day I attended the session titled "The Future: AI, CD-ROM, Knowledge Navigator, and Other Innovations." I was disappointed in the total absence of either Apple's controversial Knowledge Navigator video or anything else requiring technology beyond a microphone, amplifier, and speaker. Ah well, I did enjoy meeting Roger Wagner - he IS a man with a vision of computing; 'tis too bad he, or at least someone with his thought patterns, isn't Apple's Senior marketing officer. Other product (or lack of) news from the show has been covered in earlier posts (I came back from the weekend to find 340K of new mail - including the headers so maybe 200K or actual messages - it'll be a couple of days before I catch up). Not much "news" to speak of. AppleFest Boston is a steadily shrinking venture. It appears well on the way to merging with MacWorld. Although everyone is going to yell, "But that means almost no Apple 2 support" (probably true), the alternative is no show at all. At the present rate of decline, the 1991 fest could be contained in the basement of my home (or at least a tent in the back yard). Murph Sewall Vaporware? ---> [Gary Larson returns 1/1/90] Prof. of Marketing Sewall@UConnVM.BITNET Business School sewall%uconnvm.bitnet@mitvma.mit.edu [INTERNET] U of Connecticut {psuvax1 or mcvax }!UCONNVM.BITNET!SEWALL [UUCP] (203) 486-5246 [FAX] (203) 486-2489 [PHONE] 41 49N 72 15W [ICBM] -+- I don't speak for my employer, though I frequently wish that I could (subject to change without notice; void where prohibited)