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Re: System Finder license and Apple Bashing

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From: ja1w+
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 1987 21:19
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Okay, guys, here is an idea. (Ooh, aah)

Apple says. "Hey! We support our customers, and we are going to show it! (And
we'll get some
extremely good press to boot) Lets get ourselves a big mainframe. Lets write
a super-program
that will allow even the computer neophyte to get the latest software
releases from our central
computer. This project's interface will be SO easy to use (and still have a
'Power Users' option)
that people will say 'WOW!', and may even write home to mom about it. Heck,
IBM will never
recover! Who says that Big Blue is 'more reliable'?!? Apple Forever! Apple
treats its customers
LIKE FAMILY!

I am serious about this. Apple people, please respond! Apple need not have a
toll-free number
with this, because by the time this thing is complete, 2400 baud modems will
be extremely
affordable, and US Sprint will still have the lowest rates :-). The Macintosh
interface to this
central machine will be like AppleLink, but MUCH MUCH MUCH more intuitive and
natural.
The user end should have NO computerese (unless the said 'Power User' option
is enabled)
blurted out at him/her. We're talking MacPaint here. And, this should be
compatible with at
least a 512Ke, either using a completely different program, or having the
program make self-imposed limits on itself.

Can you imagine the press this would get? InfoWorld: "Apple Goes All Out for
Users". MacWorld: "Apple Does it Again". PC World: "Uh Oh". You get the
picture.

Oh, and this system will have no need for massive amounts of storage - I am
not thinking of a massive message service. Maybe a 'Comments for Apple'
option, but no inter-user messages or bboards. Only software that Apple
wishes to distribute will be available, and more stuff for 'Power Users'.

I really do feel that this would be something wonderful - Apple can do it!
Netters: post whatever ideas you have about this!!! Apple: discuss this among
yourselves, and respond!

	Thanks,
	Jesse Adelman
	JA1W@TE.CC.CMU.EDU
	JA1W@Andrew.CMU.EDU

No 'disclaimer' no es nesecito, porque yo no trabajo mucho.
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Subject: Re: System Finder license and Apple Bashing
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