Re: ANN: Retiring from A2 world - Good Bye All!

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

"Donald L. Johnson" writes ...
> 
> In article <jeff-6BAF55.13433003062002@news.west.cox.net>, Jeff Jungblut
> <jeff@nospam.soapzone.com> wrote:
> 
> >In article <20020603142647.25211.00002764@mb-fp.aol.com>,
> > cturley2@aol.com (Cturley2) wrote:
> >
> >> It's been an interesting time over the years in the A2
> >> world for me.  Due to health and other problems I've
> >> finally decided to call it quits with any future efforts
> >> in the Apple II world.
> >>
> >> I wish everybody the best and bid you all good bye.
> >> Please do not reply on this announcement to me by
> >> email.  I have canceled my email acct. with AOL.
> >
> >Bye again! See ya in six weeks!
> >
> >Who's gonna run the betting pool for your return this go-round?
> >
> 
> =========
> 
> Yeah, really!  How many times has Turley said that?  What's the longest he's
> stayed away, 3 whole months?
> 
> I hope he really is telling the truth this time (but not betting on it).
> Too bad his departure won't bring back some of the good A2 folks he's driven
> away over the years.
> 
 ....


     Tom has driven no one from Csa2 or anywhere else. Just the opposite.
His efforts have made huge quantities of software and information available
to users:

o- AOL's Apple II collection (good thing _somebody_ thought to get AOL's
   approval to save it)
o- the 202 Alliance collection
o- collection of Echo sound board software
o- revived efforts to reclassify software to public domain 
o- scanned and published the original Red Book manual
o- the Glen Bredon collection (Merlin Assemblers, ProSel, ... including
   reclassification to public domain)
o- 65832 and many other docs
o- many pieces of IIgs music software and music
o- Word Perfect (including reclassification to public domain)
o- 1WSW collection
o- established Cabi-net (which eventually became Tarnover under Celt)
o- published A2-2000 on-disk magazine
o- published GS WorldView

     There is a lot more. And, the list does not cover all those times
Tom would help someone looking for some weird piece of software or hardware.

     One way or another, Tom is probably responsible for attracting more
new Apple II users than anyone else currently involved in Apple II computing.

     As mentioned, Tom has left before and then changed his mind and returned.
I hope he gets some R&R, recharges, and returns again.


Rubywand