Re: irc -appleiigs

[Peter F Handel <handel@stolaf.edu>]

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Toby Reiter <str4552@OBERLIN.EDU> wrote:

: How about #unixmasturbation? Really, a name of a channel should fit its 
: content. #appleiigs should be a place where people can discuss hardware, 
: software, and other aspects of using an Apple IIgs or Apple II computer.  
: It doesn't matter how apathetic you as individuals or as a group are--the 
: main responsibility of anyone in irc #appleiigs is to keep the topic on 
: track.  There are plenty of irc channels which pertain to UNIX, and it is 
: ludicrously simply to create a group (i.e. type "join #unixcohorts"--on 
: most irc hosts, to my experience, this will create a new group if none 
: exists.)

The problem is that many of us have become friends over the years, and
don't just always talk about computers.  #appleiigs and #hottub are
the two oldest channels on EFnet.

: How can I expect to learn 
: more about the IIgs when the only free real-time discussion group doesn't 
: even address the topic of its namesake?

I could understand your frustration if we were being paid to answer
quesions and irc (actually, some of us are ;) ).  We're just on irc to
have fun and hang out with friends.

Another reason for all the non-GS chatter is this: how much can you
talk about the GS?  I'm a huge GS fan (over 205 lbs), but I'd be the
first to admit, there's not a lot of new stuff going on in the II
world.  Other computers have pretty cool stuff on 'em too, ya know :)
  
: One thing I had noticed about some of the names I remember from #appleiigs 
: is that they were Objectivists.

Hey, I'm "Zelix," and feel free to talk to me whenever, even though
I'm not very good at OOP (C++) ;)

: They tend to accept "Get a 
: life!", "You're and idiot!" and "Why didn't you read the f**king Technical 
: Manual?" as logical appropriate statements.

You'll never get that from me, so stop by and say hi.  I've worked
tech support for a few years, so I'm kinda used to repeating stuff
that should get a RTFM answer :)


In Christ,
Pete

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