Re: Apple II vs Atari 800

["winston19842005@yahoo.com" <winston19842005@yahoo.com>]

On Apr 22, 7:42 pm, "N.N. Thayer" <nntha...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Apr 22, 6:30 pm, Polymorph <polymorp...@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> > On Apr 22, 5:55 pm, "winston19842...@yahoo.com"
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> > <winston19842...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > On Apr 21, 1:42 pm, sc...@alfter.DIESPAMMERSDIE.us (Scott Alfter)
> > > wrote:
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> > > > In article <WLOdncxgjbp_rZHVnZ2dnUVZ_jKdn...@earthlink.com>,
> > > > Rick Cortese  <ricor...@earthlink.net> wrote:
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> > > > >David Schmenk wrote:
> > > > >> Charlie wrote:
> > > > >>> "Rick Cortese" <ricor...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> > > > >>>p8ednSTt4dX6kpTVnZ2dnUVZ_sqinZ2d@earthlink.com">news:p8ednSTt4dX6kpTVnZ2dnUVZ_sqinZ2d@earthlink.com...
> > > > >>>> He is just a troll, ignore him and his BS. I killfiled him already
> > > > >>>> and I can safely say he nothing intelligent to offer on the topic.
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> > > > >>> You couldn't be more wrong about Michael.
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> > > > >> My guess is that Rick is used to be wrong, a lot.  Probably doesn't have
> > > > >> many friends, either.
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> > > > >Your opinion is of no consequence to me. People in comp.sys.Atari.8bit
> > > > >have known me for close to 20 years...
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> > > > ...while here in comp.sys.apple2, most of us don't know you from Adam.
> > > > Whatever you might happen to know on any given topic is largely nullified by
> > > > your arrogant, condescending attitude.  Maybe Atari users find that
> > > > acceptable; I would hope not, but since I haven't used one of those since
> > > > 1986, I wouldn't know.  I think I'm fairly safe in saying it won't get you
> > > > far at all among Apple II users.
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> > > > Maybe this opinion, like the others further up-thread, is also "of no
> > > > consequence" to you.  The reverse is rapidly becoming true, and you have
> > > > only yourself to blame.
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> > > > (WTF is it with other 8-bitters coming in here and trash-talking everybody
> > > > and everything in sight lately?  First it was the Aztec C vs. cc65 thread
> > > > instigated by a Commodore user; now it's this.  I would've thought the Apple
> > > > vs. Atari vs. Commodore "wars" were long since ended, and not in anyone's
> > > > favor.  I could make reference to my posting history in comp.sys.apple2, but
> > > > I have better things to do with my time than to get sucked into a Usenet
> > > > d*ck-size contest.)
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> > > I used to subscribe to comp.sys.atari.8bit, until I was basically
> > > jumped by them just for voicing an opinion.
> > > I much prefer the Apple crowd, even though the computer that shares my
> > > desktop with my Mac is a TI-99.
>
> > > This group has been a source of inspiration. There is a lot going on
> > > here. And less in-fighting. I also enjoy hanging out on comp.sys.cbm,
> > > even though there is more in-fighting there.
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> > From what I can tell by reading old c.s.a2 posts, the Apple ][ crowd
> > had its period of in-fighting in the late 90's in which several high
> > profile (and somewhat controversial) figures left the Apple ][ scene
> > forever.
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> > I would like to think that those who weathered the storm in the 90's,
> > in addition to those returning (or joining) the Apple ][ community,
> > are much more mature and less prone to the kinds of erratic behaviour
> > exhibited by the individuals in question, and that we can have
> > discussions that don't dissolve into purile p1ssing contests.  ;-)
>
> > As Dirty Harry once said, "Opinions are like @ssholes; everybody's got
> > one."
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> > BTW, please pardon my purile language.  ;-)
>
> > Cheers,
> > Mike
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> The focus here is incredible.  csa2 is way too concerned about
> creating, discovering, tinkering, and exchanging information to be in
> the same galaxy as caring about childish system wars or other Internet
> drama - in the best tradition of the old regional Apple II user
> groups.  :)  It is, appropriately enough, the polar opposite of a
> typical Mac forum.

Umm - yes, you are absolutely right!

I joined a Mac forum back when I got my mini a year ago, and left
frustrated a few months later. A lot of that same "my computer is
better than yours" between Mac and PC types drove me away...