km@emory.uucp (Ken Mandelberg) (12/03/87)
Does anyone know an informal gateway to Applelink
from Bitnet, Usenet, or the Arpanet. Something that
works both ways would be preferable.
I've heard a rumor that a format gateway from Bitnet
to Applelink is in the works, but thats just a rumor.
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Ken Mandelberg | {decvax,sun!sunatl,gatech}!emory!km UUCP
Emory University | km@emory BITNET
Dept of Math and CS | km@emory.ARPA ARPA,CSNET
Atlanta, GA 30322 | Phone: (404) 727-7963rainwatr@ucqais.uc.edu (Donald J. Rainwater) (12/28/88)
I've seen a number of postings from people who give an Applelink address in their signature. What is Applelink? Is it something along the lines of this newsgroup? What does it provide that this group doesn't? I'm responsible for the system programming/management of two Mac labs on campus, so I'd really like to know about this service if it would be of use to me. Thanks in advance. -- Don Rainwater, University of Cincinnati Computer Center rainwater@ucbeh.san.uc.edu rainwatr@ucqais.uc.edu ccondjr@ucccvm1.bitnet
stuartb@microsoft.UUCP (Stuart Burden) (12/28/88)
In article <1564@ucqais.uc.edu> rainwatr@ucqais.uc.edu (Donald J. Rainwater) writes: | I've seen a number of postings from people who give an | Applelink address in their signature. What is Applelink? | Is it something along the lines of this newsgroup? What | does it provide that this group doesn't? AppleLink is an information service, similar to Compu$erve, GEnie, MacNet etc. AppleLink runs as a subset of GE's worldwide network (in fact I think the main storage for AppleLink is somewhere in Europe and the US does the geosynchronous satellite trick for data.. like electronic calasthenics (sp?) push that packet.. ack that packet... :-{) ). AppleLink is not just simply a BBS (in fact it doesn't make a really good BBS at all), it is designed as a mail system, information vendor (online technical references), BBS (although I don't really think this is well done.. ie: hard to navigate, no threads etc). I forget how many thousands of subscribers it has, but just searching for addresses containing Mac or Apple will keep the 1200 baud lines a'humming for a long long while. | I'm responsible for the system programming/management of | two Mac labs on campus, so I'd really like to know about | this service if it would be of use to me. Thanks in | advance. It all depends on your needs. If you want to know for example, the various varieties of SCSI implementations and thier specifications with relation to different Apple hardware, then AppleLink has that, and will deliver articles on that subject pretty swiftly. I prefer this group however. The conversation is very broadly based, the interaction is good, the response time is not all that wonderfull on the uucp side, but not too bad and the information flow is much more copious and visible (I think visibility is the key, visibility of dialog and visibility of the Macspertise that is available here). It's also a lot cheaper than AppleLink. A large number of vendors have AppleLink accounts, or your Apple University rep might, ask if one of them will show you what it looks like so you can get a feel for yourself, whether it is of value. | -- Don Rainwater, University of Cincinnati Computer Center Stu. __Paths to my door:_______________________ microsoft!stuartb@beaver.cs.washington.edu - Usual disclaimer, that all microsoft!stuartb@uw-beaver.arpa - the above is pure fantasy microsoft!stuartb@uunet.UU.NET - and Microsoft only [DE01HB]stuartb@DASNET# {from AppleLink} - gave me the Mountain Dew stuartb@microsoft.uucp {well connected} - to dream it all in a D2012 {@applelink.apple.com - shared acct} - caffeine haze :-) __________________________________________________________________________
lsr@Apple.COM (Larry Rosenstein) (12/29/88)
In article <138@microsoft.UUCP> stuartb@microsoft.UUCP (Stuart Burden) writes: > >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
elliston@rob.UUCP ( Keith Elliston) (12/29/88)
Hello there... I have a mac 512K that is having video problems. I have replaced that nasty capacitor on the video board, but it has gone out again (I used a similiar one.. not exact replacement). Does anyone know where I can get a hold of the "stock" capacitors for that video board? Also... I want to upgrade this baby to a plus.. what do I need to get, and where can I get it cheap. I have some "extra" memory that I saved after I upgraded a couple of SE's to 2.5M, are these of any use? Thanks for the space... Keith ================================================================================ Keith O. Elliston | Merck Sharp & Dohme Research Labs Biological Data Analyst | Dept. of Biological Data Usenet: ...uunet!rob!elliston | P.O. Box 2000 Arpanet: rob!elliston@uunet.UU.NET.. | Rahway, NJ 07065 ================================================================================ * The Usual Disclaimers Apply...... ================================================================================
jnoh@jolnet.ORPK.IL.US (Jay Noh) (07/22/89)
Hello netters, This is a dumb question but what is AppleLink? Please E-mail responses. Thank you.
cc4b+@andrew.cmu.edu (Christopher Brian Cox) (07/23/89)
Speaking of AppleLink - - Does anybody out there realize that Apple released software for the Apple II line to use AppleLink. When it was released they said that Mac software would follow shortly. When my local user's group talked to Apple about it they said that they had decided NOT to release the software for Macs. Why? For about $35 I can buy software and run it on my Apple IIe, but I have to be a retailer to get the software for my Mac? Would anyone at Apple like to comment on this? Chris ps. For technical minded people: No, you cannot use just any terminal program, AppleLink sends some binary information to drive that graphical interface. Without documentation of some sort you aren't going to be able to write a Mac interface.
lsr@Apple.COM (Larry Rosenstein) (07/24/89)
In article <IYmBAoy00hl4Q2tUpU@andrew.cmu.edu> cc4b+@andrew.cmu.edu (Christopher Brian Cox) writes: > For about $35 I can buy software and run it on my Apple IIe, but > I have to be a retailer to get the software for my Mac? You have to realize that there are two separate AppleLinks. The one that you can subscribe to is AppleLink Personal Edition. Currently, you need an Apple II to access this service. The other service is AppleLink Apple Edition, and it is intended for Apple employees, dealers, certified developers, etc. The services are totally different except for their names. Larry Rosenstein, Apple Computer, Inc. Object Specialist Internet: lsr@Apple.com UUCP: {nsc, sun}!apple!lsr AppleLink: Rosenstein1
ilja@ucrmath.ucr.edu (ilja bedner) (06/03/90)
Can anyone tell me how I can get access to AppleLink. Thanks.