Nathan Mates :(

[bigtim80@aol.com (BiG Tim 80)]

Why Why Why... Why must we rely on the essance of one person to keep a
community going? Nathan was a great help to me, as I am sure he was to everyone
else in here, but that draws the line. Ever since I knew him, he ran Apple II's
down, beat them in the ground and used them for target practice of his screwd
comment.

I have been a LOYAL Apple II user since may 1980, and I'll be damned if I'll
watch the Apple II community go down because of ONE person. It sickens me! 18
years I have helped out and all that time I never did it for the money, or the
fame, I did it because I love the machine.... I have developed software for
them, I never worried about pirates, I knew that were out there, but is there
really a place that exists without them?? I ask you. What Nathan did was, to
say the least WRONG!!! I think we can go on without him, we have to, It's what
makes us unique, special, to me it's what the Apple II is all about; enduring
time despite all odds and coming back to capture the hearts of all users..
Thank you for your time reading this, Tim, Apple II user 1980..


                                           APPLE    ][     FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!