Re: Aging Apple //'ers

[Sean McNamara <sean@macassist.com.au>]

In article <qGpqf.40780$tV6.35117@newssvr27.news.prodigy.net>,
 "Shawn B." <leabre@html.com> wrote:

> Lets face it, we're getting old.  I'm almost 30 (so I'm not complaining) but 
> in 50 years time, many people who love the Apple //'s so much won't be 
> around.  Will all the nostalgia die with us or will there be younger people 
> to keep the spirit alive, however little there may be at that time?
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Shawn 

I'm a 37 y.o. Apple ][+ user from the early-mid 80's, now a collector. 
My 13 y.o. son has been showing a keen interest in the platform for over 
2 years now, has been learning BASIC, has read the Apple // User's Guide 
(2nd Ed.) by Lon Poole (and some original manuals), and visits the 
Australian Computer Museum Society warehouse (they don't have display 
space yet) with me to pick over the piles and find interesting stuff.

Whether he'll stick with it long term or not is something we'll just 
have to wait and see, but if Callan McNamara starts posting here, you 
can know I have extended my Apple ][ influence by another 24 years (our 
age difference)   ;)

Sean

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