Re: Ground's Great Admins maintain first-rate A2 site

[sheldon@atlcom.net (Sheldon Simms)]

In article <342D2156.3842@swbell.net>, Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net> wrote:

> Sheldon Simms writes ...
> > 
> > I do think that non-Apple II software, like
> > Windows-based or Mac-based emulators should be elsewhere. There are plenty
> > of other ftp sites for Windows and Mac software, including emulators.
>
>      Perhaps. Still, it is possible to take ones anti-Mac bias to extremes.

Funny. I guess I must really hate the Mac I'm typing on RIGHT NOW.

>      A2 emulators for Mac and PC are 'Apple2 stuff' in the sense that they 
> promote interest in Apple2 wares and, sometimes, in Apple2 machines. Emulator 
> efforts also promote software/hardware developments which may be beneficial 
> to Apple II users. The space taken by emulator programs is relatively tiny; 
> and, there is something to be said for, as much as possible, having a central 
> site for 'all Apple II stuff'.

Emulators are only peripherally "Apple II stuff". Their main use is to
let people play old games on their Mac, PC, etc. In any case, the purpose
for the ground disk was not to provide a home for "Apple II stuff", but
for Apple II _Software_.

In any case, I'm not saying that just 'cause I coughed up $100 four or
five years ago that I'm going to sue U. Iowa for ownership of the drive.
I would just like to see it used for the purpose it was purchased.

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