Special $50 offer to AOL Apple II refugees!

[taob@io.org (Brian Tao)]

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APPLE II ROUNDTABLES ON GENIE(R) ANNOUCE RENEWED SUPPORT OF THE APPLE II

GENIE SERVICES, 1994 AUGUST 12 (A2) -- The Apple II RoundTables on
GEnie (A2 and A2Pro) today annouced the next step in their growing
support for the Apple II line of computers.  New announcements
included: A special GEnie sign up deal for former Apple II AOL
customers; and special deal on modem software arranged with all
the major publishers of Apple II telecommunications programs for
America Online users; the release of a new version of an Apple
IIgs-specific offline navigator program for GEnie; and the assumption
of the assignment of all official file types and all other types,
codes, and IDs for the Apple II from Apple Computer, Inc.  All are
just the start of the Apple II RoundTables' continuing drive to
carry the torch of worldwide Apple II support into the next millennium
and beyond.

Starting immediately, all former America Online (AOL) Apple II
users may sign up for GEnie under a special deal provided by the
Apple II RoundTable which grants those users $50.00 worth of online
credit during their first month online (details below).  AOL's
support for their Apple II software will be ending on November 1st,
1994.

At the same time, an improved version of CoPilot, an Apple
IIgs-specific offline navigator program for GEnie, is being made
available for as freeware to all Apple II users.  CoPilot v2.5
allows users to automate all of their online tasks on GEnie, saving
them time, money, and effort.  When using CoPilot, all of the users'
work is done offline, and the program then transfers all of their
data to and from GEnie in the least amount of time possible.  This
comes on the heals of the release of GEM 4.22 last month, a similar
navigator for 8-bit Apple II systems.

Upon signing up for GEnie, all former AOL Apple II users will be
eligible for a special deal provided by the Apple II RoundTable
for reduced prices on the three most popular Apple II telecommunications
programs:  Spectrum for $65.00 (+$3.50 s&h), Talk is Cheap for
$20.00 (s&h included), and ProTerm 3.1 for $45.00 (+$5.00 s&h). In
addition, purchasers of the ProTerm package on this special deal
with receive a free disk containing both Co-Pilot and GEM, the two
most popular Apple II-based GEnie navigators.  (Details below.)

Technical support of the Apple II line of computers on GEnie is
growing as the Apple II RoundTables take over the official assignment
of all Apple II file types, resource types, font IDs, sound codes,
request codes, and all other similar types, codes, and IDs from
Apple Computer, Inc.  All third party Apple II developers will now
send their requests for assignments to the Apple II RoundTables,
at the address A2PRO@genie.geis.com.  The technical support provided
by the Apple II RoundTables is expected to grow with the publication
of Apple II technical documents and additional third party developer
assistance programs.

"We are dedicated to providing worldwide online support for the
Apple II line of computers for as long as Apple II computers exist,"
said Dean Esmay, president of Syndicomm, the company that runs all
the Apple computer RoundTables on GEnie.  "These new offers and
programs are just the start.  While other online services are
eliminating their Apple II support or allowing them to languish,
we are continuing to increase our support.  We're even hard at work
on a full-blown graphical front end, which we hope to have available
by the end of 1994." he added.

Established in 1985, GEnie Services is one of the fastest growing
online information services in the country.  GEnie is offered by
GE Information Services (GEIS), a division of General Electric Co.,
USA.  GEnie and GEIS are headquartered in Rockville, Maryland.

For more information about GEnie, call 1-800-638-9636, e-mail
feedback@genie.geis.com, or write:

GEnie, c/o GE Information Services, P.O. Box 6403, Rockville, MD
20850

Syndicomm, the parent company of the Apple II, Macintosh, PowerPC,
and Newton RoundTables on GEnie, was formed in 1993 by Tom Weishaar
and Kent Fillmore.  Now owned and operated by Dean Esmay, Syndicomm
continues to expand its online support of a variety of computer
platforms and services.  It is headquarted in Shreveport, Louisiana.

For more information about the special Apple II GEnie sign up and
telecom program offers by the Apple II RoundTables, e-mail
a2.help@genie.geis.com. For more information about the Apple II
technical support provided by the Apple II RoundTables, e-mail
a2pro.help@genie.geis.com.  (Or, see below.)

(Lunatic E'Sex/19940812/Press Contact: Dean Esmay, 313-424-3970,
President, Syndicomm)

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To receive the special GEnie "Apple II Forever" signup offer, made
in the wake of AOL's cancellation of their Apple II software support,
take the following steps:

 1.  Set your communications software for half-duplex (local echo)
     at 300, 1200, or 2400 baud.  Recommended communications
     parameters 8 data bits, no parity and 1 stop bit.

 2.  Dial toll-free in the U.S. at 1-800-638-8369 (or in Canada at
     1-800-387-8330). Upon connection, type HHH  (Please note:
     every time you use GEnie, you need to enter the HHH upon
     connection)

 3.  At the U#= prompt, type JOINGENIE (or IAMCOOL) and press
     <Return>

 4.  At the offer code prompt enter DHG528 to get this special
     offer.

 5.  Have a major credit card ready.  In the U.S., you may also
     use your checking account number.  (There is a $2.00 monthly
     fee for all checking accounts.)  In Canada, VISA and MasterCard
     only.

Users who sign up using this offer will pay the standard $8.95/month
fee, which includes four hours of connect time.  They will also
receive an additional $50 credit, which can be used anywhere and
at any time on the GEnie system. This offer, made in the wake of
America OnLine's cancellation of Apple II software support, expires
12/31/94.

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If you're an Apple II user interested in receiving the special deal
on Spectrum from Seven Hills, Talk Is Cheap from Don Elton, or
ProTerm from Intrec, must send GE mail to the address SYNDICOMM.
This mail must specify that you are interested in receiving our
special deal on modem software, and which of the three packages
you wish to receive.  Your mail will then be forwarded to the
appropriate company, which will ask you for further information.

Spectrum from Seven Hills is available for $65 + $3.50 shipping
and handling through this special offer.

Talk Is Cheap from Don Elton is available for $20 through this
special offer.  This includes shipping & handling within the U.S.

ProTerm is available for $45 + $5.00 shipping and handling through
this special offer(*).

This offer is made as a show of support for the Apple II community
in the wake of AOL's Apple II software cancellation.  Any of these
three programs can be used in conjunction with Co-Pilot or GEM,
the freeware Apple II off-line navigators for GEnie.

 * - Those who purchase ProTerm through this special offer will
     also receive a free disk containing the latest versions of
     both GEM and Co-Pilot.

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Please, feel free to re-post this information anywhere that you
think people would be interested.  We'd like to see it distributed
as widely as possible.  We figure a lot of people will probably be
pretty down in the wake of AOL's announcement, and we'd like to
give 'em something to  cheer 'em up!  :-)

Dean Esmay
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