Re: PLEASE STOP THE MAC AND MICROSOFT MESSAGES

[shack@onyx.southwind.net (Randy Shackelford)]

Mitchell Spector (spec@vax2.concordia.ca) wrote:

:     I'd have to disagree, something like the iMac has no place being
: discussed on comp.sys.apple2. The exception, of course, is if you were
: discussing how to share files between it and an Apple II (not a good
: example here, since the iMac lacks a floppy drive), network it or
: similar. To be fair, starting up a thread about the PC _without_ it
: relating back to the Apple II in some way is equally as out of place.
: We're all guilty of occasionally getting onto tangents when talking
: about Apple II's, but that is not quite the same as starting new
: threads about _completely unrelated topics_ that have nothing to do 
: with the Apple II (i.e. the Macintosh).

Discussing current company happenings is at least as topical and useful as
the rounds of woe-is-us-Apple-rooked-us-II-owners rigmarole that start up
every so often. And talking about PCs isn't the same as talking about any
Apple product you care to name here since Apple doesn't make PCs. Suppose
someone were to mention that Apple has had consecutive quarters in the black
and its stock value is up 230%. Is that only of interest to Mac users?

:     Apple Computer has absolutely nothing to do the Apple II these
: days (as far as current products and news coming out of them today),
: and the Macintosh certainly has no more relevence to the Apple II
: than a PC does (sure the Mac can read ProDOS floppies and do Apple-
: Talk, but so can my PC under the right circumstances). I like talking
: about Apple's history, and to some point I even have an interest
: in old 68K Mac's and their history, but when I start a new message
: thread, I make sure it is Apple II related (I am guilty of getting
: onto tangents though, but always get back on track). This group is
: comp.sys.*apple2*, not comp.sys.apple. It's not just my opinion that
: posts should be focused on the Apple II, it is just common sense.
: Incidentally, I think discussing Apple's past is on topic, at least
: as long as it's during the time the Apple II was still in the
: picture (we're going on 5 years now that the Apple II has been out 
: of the picture at Apple Computer).

Funny your mentioning five years. My most recent Apple products (Q840av
and Pbook 165) are five years old now. But I read comp.sys.mac groups
just like anyone with a brand spanking new Apple box.

You're one of the people here who remains civilized when presenting an
opposing point of view, which makes it much more pleasant to have a discus-
sion. I still think Apple's present as well as its past are topical in groups
which are devoted to Apple products. I might mention that I've never seen
anyone in any comp.sys.mac group go off when Apple II questions show up there.

The bottom line is no one has to read stuff they don't want to. Kill files
and the like are there to prevent it. I've been using the kill thread feature
a lot lately myself.
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