Re: PD ][+ software

[pfaiffer@access.mbnet.mb.ca (Mike Pfaiffer)]

In <Pine.SUN.3.91.950509083030.10534B-100000@owens> Cyrus Roton <croton@ridgecrest.ca.us> writes:



>There are several ftp sites having extensive libraries of Apple II 
>software. Also, many Apple User Groups have software libraries of A2 
>software, and make the stuff availble to members by BBS or direct mail order.

	Most of what I've seen on the ftp sites are for the //e or newer. 
Not much of the really old ][+ stuff seems to be there.

	Our users group also has a collection of shareware and freeware. 
Most of what we have is what's been posted in the binaries over the last 
few years. A lot of the really old ][+ stuff "disappeared" when our disk 
librarian at the time got a divorce.

>Trying to post software libraries via newsgroups does not seem to me very 
>practical, since the volume might be very large, and since the stuff does 
>not stay on newsgroups for very long.

	True enough. An ftp site might be better.

>My user group has a good collection, which I have recently updated and 
>re-organized. There are a number of useful programs, like FreeWriter, 
>AppleWriter, a spreadsheet, a data base,and educational stuff. We are not 
>heavy on games, but do have some. Most of the good games are 
>copyrighted, and not available for re-distribution.

	If your group is up to it we can exchange lists. This way we both 
can fill out our libraries. Two items you probably don't have would be a 
family tree program I wrote (Usergroup sells it for $15 and keeps $10) 
and a collection of TTFs (I found some on a Mac site and had a friend 
unconvert them). There may be others.

>I can copy and mail disks to members for the cost of disks and mailing 
>(plus, perhaps, a small handling charge for the club treasury), if the 
>demand is not high. Perhaps I could send some disk images via 
>internet. The first thing I would send is the list of programs and the 
>description file, so a person would know what to order. Much of what we 
>have is also available via several PD/SW distributors.

	Maybe we can arrange for an exchange or something E-Mail me your 
address and I'll get our current librarian to send you a list of what we 
have. Since he isn't on the net other arrangements will have to be made.

>Dues are $10/year (so far). Newsletter monthly

	Ours are $20/year with a one time processing fee of $5(Canadian funds). 
Newsletters are from September to June. We've had some pretty good 
interviews this year (thanks to everyone who participated).

>Cyrus Roton
>Ridgecrest Apple user Group

Mike Pfaiffer
Winnipeg Apple Users Group