Re: Apple II History (was IIC+ Enhancements)

[joko@crl.com (Joe Kohn)]

 >Hmmm! Could there be any linkage between the fact that shortly after
 >I read a few old inCider/A+ columns and became a subscriber to the
 >new Shareware Solutions, that *I'm* now out of business????
 >Is this some sort of "virus"?  ;-)

Yes, it most certainly is.

Reading Shareware Solutions II is dangerous and can have dire
consequences. Many readers report similar incidents. They read the
newsletter and actually get excited about owning an Apple II computer.
They start taking time off from work, wanting to check out all the nifty
goodies discussed in Shareware Solutions II, and the next thing they
know, their dog has run away from home, their spouses leave, and their
businesses die of neglect.

Watch out...you could be next!

Shareware Solutions II has been the ruination of many Apple II users.
It's more dangerous and addictive than cocaine. Apple Computer Inc has
actually placed Shareware Solutions II on its list of officially banned
publications. John Sculley, when asked about Shareware Solutions II,
actually wretched and shrunk away in horror, and has not been seen since.
Reports have even surfaced of a cult of fanatics in Northeast Southwest
Bornea who worship a single singed copy of Shareware Solutions II.

Shareware Solutions II is considered by numerous government agencies to
be armed (with information) and dangerous. Many readers enter a zombie
like state after receiving an issue, and disappear for days at a time.
They actually go to bask in the rays emanating from Apple II computers,
and suffer from horrible phosphor burns over 97% of their body.

Worst of all, the publisher of Shareware Solutions II is considered to be
a radical, and hit squads from Microsoft and Apple have been spotted
prowling near his home. When asked about it, Bill Gates was heard to
mumble under his breath something about "those damn uppity Apple II
users."

The Publisher of Shareware Solutions II is unconcerned about the
controversies surrounding his publication. He is determined to continue
to present a lone voice of reason in an insane world. He has actually
proclaimed that he believes in the words - Apple II Forever - and crazily
enough, he has gone on record as saying that he "supports those who
support the Apple II."

Whatever you do, do not fall under his evil spell. If you do, you too
will fall under the infectious influence of Shareware Solutions II, and
you will be laughed at and ridiculed. You'll forever be known as someone
who cares about, maybe even loves, the Apple II computer. Your friends
will laugh at you, and ask in bewilderment how you can be so excited
about free software, as they go off to boot up their new $495 PC word
processor. Your loved ones will shun you, as they go off to play Myst on
their new $7000 low cost Macintrash.

Read Shareware Solutions II, and you too will become a pariah of society.

You have been warned!