Re: Only Programmers May Join This Thread

[technoid@prairienet.org (Deven D. Atkinson)]

In a previous article, dastar@crl.com (Sam Ismail) says:

>Deven D. Atkinson (technoid@prairienet.org) wrote:
>
>: Sam Ismail (dastar@crl.com) wrote:
>: >
>: > WHAT HAVE YOU CONTRIBUTED TO THE APPLE ][???
>: >
>:  
>: Hmmm....
>: Other questions to consider are:
>: <*> WHAT DO YOU WANT? <*> and
>: <*> WHO ARE YOU? <*>
>
>IDIOT!  WHAT HAVE ***YOU*** CONTRIBUTED TO THE APPLE ][??? HOW DARE YOU
>QUESTION ME BACK YOU SCUM!!!
>
>-- 
>
>Sam
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>Computer Historian, Programmer, Musician, Philosopher, Athlete, Writer, Jackass
>

It is a JOKE.  You blasted Babylon 5 fans a while back.  I slammed you 
and only B5 fans got the joke.  (i.e. you are ego-centric, arrogant and
narrow minded, just like the Shadows and Vorlons in Babylon 5.)

As far as what I have contributed to the Apple ][:

Lets see.  I'll start with the vapor project.
I am working on the Apple // Expansion Card project, which will be 
a compendium of all the different cards, chips, and other 
expansion options available to Apple ][ users.  This has turned 
out to be a massive amount of work, but I am still working on it, 
as time permits.

I have assisted teachers in my children's school district in 
finding and implementing inexpensive solutions for the repair and 
maintenance of the Apple // computers in their classrooms.  
(Thanks, Mr. Buggie!)
I have trained teachers to use Apple // computers and software 
that they were not familiar with.
I have stood before the school board and explained to those 
members who were unfamiliar with Apple // technology, how these 
machines can serve the needs of the district consistent with their 
long-range computer plans.
I have taught children in special "Kids in College" summer 
courses, how to use Apple //s.

On the actual software creation level, I have written a 
specialized CRC-16 serial driver for a dedicated link between an 
Acorn Technologies (68000 based) computer and an Apple //e.  I 
still have the source code.  It's only use to the Apple ][ 
community would be the CRC subroutine for those curious about old 
dedicated communication methods.

I am proudest of my work with my children's schools.

Did you give up flaming people in alt.philosophy.objectivism and misc.taxes?
When are you going to stop flaming here?
<*>
Drazi #1:  "Purple!"
Drazi #2:  "Green!"
<*>


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Kind Regards,
Deven D. Atkinson
technoid@prairienet.org     <*>