Re: PLEASE STOP THE MAC AND MICROSOFT MESSAGES

[shack@onyx.southwind.net (Randy Shackelford)]

Jeff Blakeney (CUTjefbla@bconnex.net) wrote:

: They are not Apple II things and are therefore, off topic.  The
: occaisional Apple /// and Lisa thread is tolerated because they are so
: few and far between and do not have any newsgroups associated with
: them.

That would also mean that talking about Apple Inc is off topic in the
comp.sys.mac groups then, since doing so isn't necessarily about Macs.

: He may not speak for everyone but I'd bet that he speaks for a good
: majority of them.  I know I for one agree with him that Mac questions
: should be posted in the Mac newsgroups and seeing as there are so many
: of them (I stopped counting after 65; there are about 40 in the
: comp.sys.mac.* architecture alone), I don't see why we need them here.

So you've taken a survey? What constitutes a "good" majority? Again, talking
about Apple Inc isn't about Macs alone, nor Newtons, Apple IIs, Laserwriters,
and so on. 

: I can see allowing Mac threads when the deal with the Apple II as
: well.  Emulation card, transfering data via null-modem or floppy,
: networking and file/printer sharing, et al.

That makes sense. Do you see the difference? Only Apple haters can't make
that distinction.
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