Re: q

[misty@idirect.com ("misty@idirect.com")]

 On Mon, 17 Jun 1996, Charles T. 'Dr. Tom' Turley wrote:

> Date: Mon, 17 Jun 96 18:46:11 0700
> From: Charles T. 'Dr. Tom' Turley <gbmaidsf@wco.com>
> To: misty@idirect.com
> Newgroups: comp.sys.apple2
> Subject: Re: q
> 
> My good friend Sid (from the Tronto area of Canada) wrote:
> 
>  was, at one time, file librarian for Delphi. Then they announced that
> they will no longer support the Apple II.  If they files in any web 
> site,
> I suspect that you would have to be a member to access them
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> And, I reply: Yes, concerning the Apple II library of archives from 
> Delphi, I received email from a subscriber to Delphi confirming that you 
> do indeed have to be a member to access the Apple II archives.  That 
> seems to be the standard with so many of the online services.  They make 
> all of their PC and Mac goodies available for FREE - from public ftp, 
> but not Apple II!  I often wonder why?  Maybe it's time for somebody to 
> go get all those Apple II archive goodies and make them available for 
> FREE public access via ftp, from one central ftp site!
> 
> Cheers,
> Tom
> 
Hi Tom:  The "logic" escapes me.  After all, most of their A2 files were 
posted by users who got them from AOL, Compuserve and Genie.

Happy daze :)

 
Sid.