Re: New Apple II SuperSite Online

[Roy and/or Janet Miller <millers@inetnebr.com>]

Rubywand wrote:

>

<huge snip>

> > A lot of
> > developers were extremely offended by that, and even though Dr. Tom has been
> > pretty much on the up and up in recent times, they haven't forgotten it.  Nor I
> > doubt they will ever forgive him for it, or anyone who associates themselves
> > with him.
> >
>
>      You are talking about a small, generally inactive, group. Most of today's
> many developers are on very good terms with Tom. How your developers and
> ex-developers deal with their personal problems is their business. Their past
> contributions to II computing will still be appreciated.

This is so laughable. Inactive? A2Central.com is inactive? Sheppy hasn't been
producing software? Arachnid isn't underdevelopment? There isn't a new email program
for the IIGS? There hasn't been a new ethernet card with continuing driver
development? If this sample of the new stuff that is coming out from "a small,
generally inactive, group" isn't sufficient, then pray tell, show us the stuff that
you and your friends have developed? While Bev wouldn't normally be grouped with the
Delphi people, she is still announcing work in progress, and she recently posted
(again) her opposition to piracy. What developers are you talking about? Who is
creating new soft/hardware and who also thinks posting for download copyrighted
software that doesn't have the copyright holders permission is a good thing. Name
them. Name one.

BTW - I don't know who is or isn't on good terms with Tom; that is none of my
business, and it isn't my point. What is my point is that with one or two exceptions
(like Bev) all new software and hardware is coming from people that I see posting and
chatting on Delphi's A2 and A2Pro boards. And these are the people that Ruby calls "a
small and generally inactive group." Last Monday night there were at one point 23
people chatting on Delphi's A2, there would have been 24, but I had trouble with
Delphi's webside, and couldn't get in until later. And with people coming and going,
the number than night may well have been over 30 from the US, UK and Australia, and
even from the frozen North (can you say Canada?) There seems to be a small revival of
the Apple II happening right now, and it is mostly coming from the Delphi people.
Soon, perhaps real soon, there will be a migration to A2Central, as Delphi's service
gets weaker, but it will be most of the same people. Keep your eye on both of those
locations, and watch the Apple II community grow.

Roy