Re: Apple II-Or Come on people, It's a 20 year old computer

[Roy and/or Janet Miller <millers@inetnebr.com>]

Oops - looks like Sheppy fell victim to the mail server double posting problem
too.

Roy

Eric Shepherd wrote:

> in article 394F0452.D41@tirix.org, Takeshi Nakajima at takeshi@tirix.org
> wrote on 6/19/00 10:42 PM:
>
> > Why is it all you people waste your time with a computer that's
> > useless.
>
> To me it has little to do with the computer anymore.  Some of the best
> friends I have have been met while participating in the close-knit Apple II
> community (some of my worst enemies too, but that's another matter :).
>
> For example, I met Ryan Suenaga talking about Apple II computers on Genie
> years ago.  A couple years later, he was a groomsman in my wedding.  Nearly
> a dozen fellow Apple II enthusiasts were invited to my wedding, almost all
> of them friends I made because of the Apple II.  Indeed, I met my wife in an
> online conference where we were helping fellow Apple II users with their
> systems.
>
> I rarely fire up my Apple II anymore, although I still enjoy it from time to
> time, and use emulation rather more.  I stick around in this community for
> the sense of belonging and friendship than anything else.
>
> Sometimes there are battles among us, and there are outcasts, and we have a
> few people that sometimes seem to fall into the wacko category.  But it's by
> and large a friendly community, much like a family, and I'm happy to be a
> part of it.  We, like most communities, have our ups and downs, occasional
> fights, and sometimes even people we would rather forget.
>
> Rarely do you find people that meet fellow PC users online and strike up a
> lifelong friendship.  That's what makes us special, as Apple II users.
>
> --
> Eric Shepherd
> Editor
> A2Central.com