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- From: irsman@iastate.edu (That Ian Guy)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
- Subject: Project Apple Storm: The Empire Strikes Back
- Message-ID: <Bz8J0B.Mqn@news.iastate.edu>
- Date: 14 Dec 92 05:52:57 GMT
- Sender: news@news.iastate.edu (USENET News System)
- Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, IA
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- Originator: irsman@pv3207.vincent.iastate.edu
-
- The following is from Ernie, the guy who did the taping and commenting in the
- original Project Apple Storm posting. It's been lifted unedited from OggNET.
- Enjoy, or something...this says disturbing things to me about some A2'ers...
-
- [To ] All [Board ] 8-Bit Apple //'s [OggNET]
- [From ] Blackbeard (#8) [Number ] 499 of 500
- [Subject ] Apple Responds [Date ] 12/12/92 06:44:56 AM
- [Source ] -=- Valhalla : SF/CA -=- [Received] 12/13/92 01:33:51 PM
-
- Project Apple Storm - Apple Retaliates
-
- I received a telephone call from an Apple employee Wednesday, the name will
- remain anonymous as he would probably deny it anyway.
-
- I was told that I was really in trouble because I had broken the law by
- releasing the transcripts of a private meeting. I was also told that the
- legal staff at ACI was looking into what action to take at this point. The
- caller felt that I had violated the sanctity of the hallowed halls of the
- meeting room and using his own words, "Things are really going on here as a
- result of your releasing that CRAP to the Internet and GEnie!"
-
- The caller raved on about why didn't I let them, (Apple), review the
- transcripts prior to releasing them and that having a tape recorder present
- at the meeting was also a violation of the law. He continually stressed my not
- knowing how much trouble I was really in! He stated that the transcripts made
- it appear that the User Group Connection and John Santoro did not care about
- the Apple end users.
-
- My response to him was that:
-
- a)... I made my intentions known when the meeting began by stating that we
- didn't want to be a part of non-disclosures as our intent was to make
- our users aware of the status of the Apple ][.
-
- b)... I told him that the contents of the transcripts were exactly what took
- place at the meeting and that all remarks enclosed within the {}'s
- were editorial comments.
-
- c)... I informed him that as I interpreted the transcripts, the User Group
- Connection; and John Santoro; and Apple Inc in general, did not care
- about APPLE ][ END USERS other than the those in the K-12 areas.
-
- The caller went on to accuse me of being an idiot in making reference to the
- egotism of the Apple CEO and that by my doing this, most people would envision
- me as a stupid individual to publically make such a statement.
-
- In the mind of this reporter, that catagory must have struck a nerve somewhere
- in the Cupertino high office! I informed the caller that I felt that I had
- done the correct thing in reporting the condition of the Apple ][ to the
- public. I lashed him a little for making demeaning remarks about my person and
- told him to let the general public make their own conclusions about my
- intellectual level.
-
- SUMMARY: It's somewhat gratifying to know that the transcripts produced a
- response from Apple. What could prove interesting would be for them to get
- their legal staff actively involved. Think of the glorious publicity that the
- Apple ][ would receive.
-
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-
- Note, I (Ian Schmidt) don't necessarily endorse or condemn the opinions
- in the above text, I am simply providing it for your information. Please
- don't flame me :-)
-
-
-
-
- --
- Ian Schmidt: irsman@iastate.edu or aol.com, BITNET: twbv4@isuvax
- "I will choose a path that's clear: I will choose free will." - Neil Peart
- "..there is another large cross section of users that think the Apple front
- office is infested with morons and dimwits" - Ernie Moore, Project Apple Storm
-