Re: Any more "Newbies" out there???

[Stephen Shaw <spamcatchersa@softhome.net>]

On 26 May 2002 03:39:10 -0700, Simon Williams wrote:

> I think it would be interesting (and possibly morale-boosting) to hear
> from some of the new Apple 2 users who may be lurking out there... it
> occurs to me that the motivations of someone approaching the A2 from
> the wrong end of time could be quite different from those of the
> 'elders' who had the opportunity to evolve naturally with the machine.
>
> Having started with Pentium and PowerPC machines, I guess it's hard to
> envision trying to do anything 'useful' with a //e, whereas I'm sure
> there are many out there who have stuck with their Apples over the
> years and still use them for many practical purposes...
>
> I'm very new to the Apple 2 (6 months) and I'm already heavily
> addicted, though I realise that my interests are those of a hobbyist
> and thus may be dismissed by some of the old-timers ;-)
>
> Actually I'm old enough to have 'learned the computer' in high school,
> but I was too busy with delinquency and missed out on the whole thing.
> So there's no real specific sense of nostalgia -- other than a vague
> feeling that the eighties might have been more fun if I'd have paid
> more attention -- but I digress...
>
> I guess what really attracts me to the A2 is that you can actually get
> into the innards and brains of the thing and poke around at this and
> that -- as opposed to Mac or Windows where anything beyond tickling
> the interface puts your computer at great risk (if, like me, you are
> an ignorant tinkerer). Not only that, but you can actually program the
> little bugger after a few hours of light study... now that's what I
> call 'user-friendly'...

Get into Linux on newer machines then, you can tinker to your hearts content.
Nice to see a member of the 'younger' generation taking an interest in the
'antiques'.

>
> It's also quite impressive to see the wealth of resources still
> available to the A2 community, especially those wise old sages who
> spend an awful lot of time answering stupid questions from the likes
> of me.
>
> Enough... I'll be weeping soon...
>
> Sorry about the rambling, but it would be nice to hear from the other
> 'newbies' out there and find out why you got into the A2 and what your
> experience has been thus far...
>
> SW

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