Re: Juiced.GS (Volume 4, Issue 3)

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Tony Ward writs ...
> 
> In article <19991129004711.27430.00000936@ng-fu1.aol.com>, Michael J.
> Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote:
> 
> > I remember how GEnie was the Apple II site forever, too,
> > and we all know how long that lasted.
> 
> Genie's A2 RoundTable actually lasted quite a long time. I don't
> remember the exact date it opened (I wasn't there at the time), but it
> was in the mid 1980s.
 ....
> 
> Genie's A2 and A2Pro RoundTables were the center of the Apple II
> universe for many years. Most major developers had a presence there,
> both for support and beta testing. Literally dozens of staff members
> were required to keep things running smoothly. Nothing else I have seen
> comes close, and I miss it.
> 

     Yes; Genie was pretty much _the_ Apple II place on-line once the BBS era
ended. Used to read the ads in Apple II mags and even considered joining. The
thought of being charged for time connected (at 2400 baud!) always put a
damper on that idea.

     Sorry to hear that it might fold. Maybe Apple should consider buying
Genie and getting into the on-line service business.



Rubywand