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- Apple II RoundTable
- by Dean Esmay
-
- I have found the A2 RoundTable and A2Pro indispensable sources of
- information and support, and hope to enjoy myself here for as long
- as I can keep these two machines operating, which -- if the IIe is
- any gauge -- should be well into the next millennium.
-
- ---Mark Wade (M.WADE7)
-
- As a new year begins, it's easy to see why more and more Apple II users are
- turning to the Apple II RoundTables on GEnie for support of their machines.
-
- We know there are tons of great software out there for the Apple II. We know
- there are tons of great Apple II hardware add-ons available. We know there
- are still tons of questions people have about how to get more out of their
- Apple II systems. And we exist here to support all of those things -- to help
- you figure out where to get software to accomplish certain tasks; where to
- get hardware to make your Apple II faster, more powerful, more versatile, and
- more fun, and to help you figure out how to put it all together and take
- maximum advantage of what you have.
-
- And, of course, we're here to help you through times of confusion and
- trouble.
-
- I cannot say enough about how valuable/wonderful/grand & glorious it
- is to be able to post a question and get a correct and complete answer!
- I am constantly amazed at the depth of knowledge of A2 folks, and their
- willingness to answer.
-
- --- Ken Lessing (K.LESSING)
-
- As time goes on, many major online networks are pulling the plug on Apple II
- support, or letting their Apple II support die a slow, lingering death, with
- less support and promotion, and less in the way of new products.
-
- But here on GEnie we take a different approach. We know most people don't
- want to dump their perfectly good computer equipment just because it's not
- the latest hot flashy new thing to come down the pike! We know there's plenty
- of useful work plus a great deal of fun you can have with the computer you've
- already invested your money in -- not to mention the computer you've invested
- time in learning how to use! What's the point in starting over when you know
- perfectly well that you can get what you need done w ith what you already
- have?
-
- We're starting new programs all the time in A2, such as our new World Wide
- User Group, which is dedicated to improving Apple II user group support
- around the globe. In 1993 we announced GEM and Co-Pilot, two automated
- navigators to make GEnie easier and cheaper to use; in 1994 we hope to have
- major updates of both programs, plus maybe another surprise or two!
-
- Don't forget, we hold LIVE Real-Time Conferences every single night of the
- week from 9:00 PM to 1:00 AM Eastern Time. We feature one of the most active
- Bulletin Boards on GEnie, with participation from more than three dozen Apple
- II software and hardware vendors and manufacturers, and we feature what is
- considered by many folks to be the largest Library of Apple II software
- available anywhere.
-
- If you've got Apple II problems, we're here to help... and we will be here
- for a long time to come!
-
- Don't believe the hype! The Apple II is alive and well on GEnie, and in the
- Apple II RoundTables we're here to prove it to anyone who doesn't believe it!
-
-
- ...A2 is why I joined GEnie; A2 is why I bought a IIgs this past year
- instead of moving on to another platform.
-
- --- Lloyd de Vries (L.DEVRIES)
-