Re: PLEASE STOP THE MAC MESSAGES

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

Supertimer (supertimer@aol.com) wrote:

: >I subscribe to this newsgroup because of it's name, comp.sys.APPLE2.  I
: >am very interested in learning about and talking about the Apple II
: >series computer. But frankly, I'm just sick of all the Macintosh posts
: >that have nothing to do with the Apple II.  There are a dozen other
: >sites one can go to and post information and coments about Macintosh
: >computers.  Now, i am not flaming any one person, but I'm just making my
: >feelings towards the matter public, as I hope others will too. Let's
: >keep the posts related to the underlying subject, okay?  Thanks.
: >snoball@pdq.net

Fair enough as long as people keep off topic questions about other systems
out too. Now if people ask about networking, file exchange, and the like 
with any other system, that's pertinent. Ditto discussing the current goings
on at Apple. After all, just because you drive a Corvair doesn't imply that 
you don't care about new Chevrolets. For instance, the iMac and Mac OS X are
big news these days.

There are plenty of people, particularly in other countries, that post about
non Apple II Apple products here. An email reply will cure that more effect-
ively than posting a followup griping bout it. Lotsa people don't know that
there are Apple products which aren't Macs.

: I concur...I use PowerMacs and Wintel too, but I feel there is too
: much Macintosh talk here.  I would actually prefer Nathan Mates
: flaming of Macintosh users than the continued off topic Mac stuff
: lately.

You are twisted if you mean that last sentence.

: I'd also place emulator talk on the off-topic list...to much emulator
: talk meant for comp.emulators.apple2 here...

That includes advocacy too I say.
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