Re: Happy Birthday Michael M.

[dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)]

Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote:

[...]

> And all of you should take credit for creating the excellent tone
> on csa2.
> 
> Many years ago (yeah, yeah...), when I discovered Usenet and csa2,
> I was very happy to have found so many kindred spirits, but also
> dismayed by how it had become a "rough part of town", where flaming
> was the norm and newcomers were likely to be repelled.
> 
> I decided then to do what I could to move it toward a more civil
> and reasonable discourse, though my only real hope was that others
> would see the potential for improvement and join in.  I was, in fact,
> one of those "joiners", since even then, there were wonderful people
> sharing their amazing expertise in a friendly, approachable manner.
> (David Empson was, and still is, a real inspiration for me.)

Thanks for the kind words, Michael, and a belated happy birthday!

I'm still reading the group and chipping in from time to time, but I
haven't actually used an Apple II to any significant degree since about
1996, when I got my first Mac.

Absolutely no chance of understanding the Mac to the degree that I did
with the Apple II (particularly the IIe), but I picked up enough to be
able to provide a significant degree of help to Mac users as well. In
fact, I'm off to my user group's help desk this afternoon (four tutors
plus seven students covering a variety of Mac learning or technical
issues).

-- 
David Empson
dempson@actrix.gen.nz