🚀 go-pugleaf

In article <860@fornax.UUCP> mcdonald@fornax.UUCP (Ken Mcdonald) writes:
> [ ... ]
>Apple has contiuously and without hesitation messed up everything it has
>done concerning APDA.  First, they appointed some bozo little operation
>working out of a hole-in-the-wall (I know--I've been to the original APDA
>shipping centre) as a monopolistic distributor of a bunch of very important
>Apple stuff.  [ ... ]

  As a fairly long-term A.P.P.L.E. member, I feel obliged to defend
them a bit here.  For those of you who don't know, A.P.P.L.E. (the
Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange) is one of the oldest Apple
users' groups in the country.  Their publications--especially the
magazine, Call-A.P.P.L.E., and their "Call-A.P.P.L.E. in Depth" series
probably did more to make the Apple ][ successful than anything else
(including all of Apple's marketing etc.).
  Admittedly, they didn't have as much experience with Mac's--but
then, who did?  Anyway, they are NOT "some bozo little operation"--
they're a nice user's group and source of technical info.  (Personally,
I feel they're slipping a bit downhill lately, but....)
  This is not intended to be a flame; I just felt like responding.  I
have no connection with them except as a VERY satisfied member over
the last 5 years or so.  (Note: A.P.P.L.E. is now known as the
TechAlliance.)

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