Re: Apple II FAQs

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Mike Pfaiffer writes ...
> 
> Rubywand wrote:
 ....

> >
> >      Besides games, what other areas would you like to see included or 'beefed
> > up'?
> >
> > Rubywand
> 
>         How about rather than a *single* FAQ list, why not split them up by
> topic... Apart from games the usual things should be included. Hardware,
> software (past and current names of useful programs), ftp sites. Most of
> the stuff which is already on the current FAQ. I haven't read it for a
> couple of years but I would also like to see links to major Apple//
> sites (including usergroups). Perhaps someone may be willing to host a
> web page for the FAQ.
>

     Quite a few of your ideas have been implemented. The FAQs are split into
something like 20 Q&A files by topic with a master listing of all questions in the
start file. There are another 25 or so "resource" files-- pics, diagrams,
mini-manuals, programs, etc. which are referenced in one or more FAQs answers.

     Currently, the FAQs Q&A are hosted on at least four sites and in three
different forms-- pure text, text with fixed length lines for viewing with a
browser, and HTML.
      
 
>         As a supplement to the FAQ maybe a mini-FAQ for Mac users who don't
> realize this is not a Mac group would be useful. Perhaps it could be
> posted once per week and have the title "All Mac users read this FAQ
> NOW!". It could explain the difference between an Apple and a Mac as
> well as point them in the right area for help.
 ....


LOL! Well, it would not need to be a very long FAQs-- something like ...


The Lost Mac User FAQs
cc 1999


001- Where am I?

     You are on the Apple II newsgroup. The Apple II is _not_ a Mac!

______________________


002- What should I do?

     You should get yourself an Apple II and stay. Another option is to check out
a Mac newsgroup, such as comp.sys.mac.system .



     Anyway-- neat idea.



Rubywand