ÓÕÂÊ: CD NEWS, SORT OF (Ò4) ÆÒÏÍ: ÂRENDA G4 10/26/94 Ó#: 79556 ÔHIS WAS FORWARDED TO ME... ÓUBJECT: ÒE: ÃOMMODORE ÌIBRARIES ÔO: ÓUSAN@AOL.COM ÄATE: ÔHU, 20 ÏCTOBER 1994 16:02:35 -0700 (ÐÄÔ) > > ÌEROY -- > ÔHANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN ÁMERICAN ÏNLINE'S ÃOMMODORE SOFTWARE LIBRARIES. > ÁT THIS TIME, THE RESOURCES REQUIRED TO TRANSFER THE ÃOMMODORE FILES FROM > OUR SYSTEM TO ANOTHER ARE NOT AVAILABLE. ×ITH THE RAPID GROWTH OF OUR > ÍACINTOSH AND Ðà SERVICES, ALL OF OUR RESOURCES ARE ASSIGNED TO TASKS THAT > WILL MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE ÁMERICAN ÏNLINE FOR OUR MEMBERS. > > É HOPE TO SEE YOU ONLINE! > > ÓUSAN ÇRIES > ÐRODUCER, ÃOMPUTING > ÁMERICAN ÏNLINE, ÉNC. > É BELIEVE THAT ÇREG ×EISS HAS INDICATED THAT THE ÃOMMODORE ARCHIVES EITHER ARE OR COULD BE ON TAPE. ÔHIS IS TRANSPORTABLE ENOUGH. ÍY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THESE FILES ARE GOING TO BE PURGED AT THE END OF THIS MONTH. ÉF THEY CAN BE DUMPED ONTO A TAPE, THEN ALL IS NOT LOST. ÍY FIRST IDEA WAS THAT ÁMERICAN ÏNLINE COULD PROVIDE THE TAPE TO ×ALNUT ÃREEK ÃÄÒÏÍ AND THEY COULD PUBLISH THE ARCHIVE, THUS MAKING A PROFIT FOR BOTH THEM AND ÁÏÌ. ÁS AN ALTERNATIVE IDEA, É COULD ATTEMPT TO BUY THE ARCHIVE TAPE. ÍY BIG CONCERN IS THAT THIS ARCHIVE SHOULD NOT BE LOST. ÔHIS IS *ÔÈÅ* LARGEST ARCHIVE OF ÃOMMODORE PROGRAMS AND FILES IN THE WORLD. ÔHIS LOSS WOULD BE A SEVERE BLOW TO THE COMPUTING COMMUNITY, AS THERE ARE SHINING EXAMPLES OF TRUE 8-BIT CODING BRILLIANCE. É UNDERSTAND THAT ÁÏÌ'S COMPUTER RESOURCES ARE BEING CONSUMED BY THE "RISEING TIDE...", BUT É KNOW OF VERY FEW COMPUTER SYSTEMS THAT DON'T HAVE SOME WAY TO BACK-UP THE SYSTEM. ÔHIS ALONE MIGHT BE A WORKABLE SOLUTION. ÐERHAPS É COULD PURCHASE THAT "LAST SYSTEM BACKUP" TAPE. ÍAYBE A FULL BACKUP COULD BE SCHEDULED FOR THE 30TH, AND THAT TAPE(S) COULD BE THE "COMMODITY" IN QUESTION? ÔHANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, ×. ÌEÒOY ÄAVIS -::- ÓÕÂÊ: ÓTEVEÃASE@AOL.COM (Ò) ÆÒÏÍ: ÂRENDA G4 10/26/94 Ó#: 79576 ÉT SEEMS THAT YOUR COMPANY DOES NOT HAVE A TAPE DRIVE. ÐERHAPS É CAN FIND A COMPANY IN YOUR AREA THAT É CAN LEASE A TAPE DRIVE FROM FOR ONE DAY, AND THE Ñ-ÌINK ARCHIVES CAN BE BACKED-UP TO TAPE. ÔHAT WAY, WE CAN CONTINUE THE NEGOTIATIONS FOR TRANSFERRING OR SELLING THIS DATA AND THE ARCHIVES WILL NOT BE LOST. ÁTTACHED IS A COPY OF THE MESSAGE FROM ÓUSAN ÇRIES THAT HAS GIVEN ME THIS IMPRESSION, AND MY REPLY THAT HAS NOT BEEN ANSWERED. ÉF THIS ARCHIVE IS TO BE PURGED AFTER ÏCTOBER 31ST, THERE IS NOT MUCH TIME TO BE WASTING (159 HOURS TO BE SPECIFIC). É WOULD APPRECIATE A QUICK RESPONSE. ÉF YOU NEED TO CONTACT ME DIRECTLY, É CAN BE REACHED AT (ØØØ) ØØØ-ØØØØ (ÂRENDA NOTE, É AM DELETING THE HOME NUMBER FOR OBVIOUS REASONS) [HOME] OR (916)643-6140 [WORK]. ÔHANK YOU, -- ×. ÌEÒOY ÄAVIS LEROY@NETCOM.COM -::- ÓÕÂÊ: DATE (Ò) ÆÒÏÍ: ÂRENDA G4 10/26/94 Ó#: 79578 ÔHE HEADING TO THE LAST PART... ÓUBJECT: ÔHE Ñ-ÌINK ÁRCHIVES. ÔO: ÓTEVEÃASE@AOL.COM ÄATE: ÔUE, 25 ÏCT 1994 09:07:29 -0700 (ÐÄÔ) -::- ÓÕÂÊ: DATE (Ò) ÆÒÏÍ: ÆOLKLIFE T 10/26/94 Ó#: 79762 ÂRENDA. ÙOU ARE DOING A GREAT SERVICE FOR THE USERS OF ÃOMMODORE PRODUCTS. ÉF YOU ARE SUCCESSFUL IN PUTTING THE WHOLE Q-LINK COLLECTION IN SOME USEABLE FORM AND THE PRICE IN NOT TOO HIGH, WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A COPY FOR OUR LIBRARY. ×HEN YOU ARE READY LET US KNOW. ÂOB. Ë. ÆOLKLIFE ÔERMINAL ÃLUB ÂOX 2222 ÍT. ÖERNON, ÎÙ 10551 -::- ÓÕÂÊ: . ÆÒÏÍ: ÂRENDA G4 10/26/94 Ó#: 79924 ÔHANKS FOR THE ADDRESS, BUT É'M NOT GOING TO MAIL OUT TO INDIVIDUAL SOURCES. ÇET ON ÊOHNÄ39 AND ÂINGOÊERRY'S LISTS. ÔHERE ARE POSTS THAT EXPLAIN HOW. -::- ÓÕÂÊ: CMD CD ROM? ×E WISH! (Ò2) ÆÒÏÍ: ÂRENDA G4 10/13/94 Ó#: 75124 ÉF YOU WANT TO VOICE YOUR OPINION TO ÃÍÄ ABOUT ÃÄ-ÒÏÍS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF A Ñ-ÌINK ÃÄ-ÒÏÍ, PLEASE SEE: ÃÏÍÍÏÄÏÒÅ ÉÎÆÏÒÍÁÔÉÏÎ ÎÅÔ×ÏÒË ÈARDWARE ÓUPPORT ÇROUPS ÃREATIVE ÍICRO ÄESIGNS ÃÍÄ ÓOFTWARE ÍESSAGES ÂE SURE TO TELL YOUR OPINION AND HOW MUCH $$ YOU WOULD PAY. ÉT'S BETTER TO DESCRIBE YOUR ANSWER THAN TO JUST SAY "ÙES!!!" (ÈMM... IS SHE ASSUMING WE WOULD ALL SAY YES WHEN ÃÍÄ DOUBTS THAT THERE IS ONLY A SMALL MARKET FOR MORE THAN JUST THE ÈÄ? ;) ) -::- ÓÕÂÊ: ÃÄ ÒÏÍÓ. (Ò) ÆÒÏÍ: ÊEANÎ1 10/15/94 Ó#: 75745 ÉS THERE ACTUALLY, THEORETICALLY, ANY CHANCE THAT ÃÄ ÒÏÍÓ FOR THE ÃOMMODORE COULD BE? É HAD A QUESTION FROM A MEMBER ABOUT THAT, WHICH WILL BE IN AN UPCOMING NEWSLETTER. É WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF ANYBODY COULD GIVE ME SOME INFORMATIONN THAT COULD BE INCLUDED THERE. É AM TECHNOLOGICALLY ILLITERATE! -::- ÓÕÂÊ: . ÆÒÏÍ: ÂRENDA G4 10/16/94 Ó#: 75778 ÙES. ÃÍÄ DOES NOT THINK THE EFFORT WOULD BE WORTH THE RETURN ($$$). ÔHAT ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF USERS WOULD BE INTERESTED. ÔHERE IS GOING TO BE A ÃÄ OF Ã= ÐÄ FILES. ÂUT AS OF NOW, YOU CAN'T ACCESS IT FROM A ÃOMMODORE. -::- ÓÕÂÊ: ÓELLING ÌIBRARIES (Ò) ÆÒÏÍ: ÔOM ÐATCH 10/12/94 Ó#: 74938 É SENT A MESSAGE TO ÓTEVE ÃASE AND HE REPLIED THAT THAT THERE WAS NO WAY TO SAVE THE LIBRARIES, TRANSFER THEM TO ÁÏÌ OR SELL THEM. É DIDN'T ASK ABOUT A ÃÄ-ÒÏÍ AS IT WAS MORE WORK FOR ÁÏÌ. ÉF HE WON'T SAVE THE LIBRARIES TO ÁÏÌ AND WON'T SELL THEM É DON'T THINK HE WOULD GO THE COST OF A ÃÄ-ÒÏÍ. -::- ÓÕÂÊ: ÙES, ACTUALLY É HAVE... (Ò) ÆÒÏÍ: ×AHOO ËING 10/12/94 Ó#: 74940 É RECEIVED A MESSAGE FROM ×. ÌEÒOY ÄAVIS (LEROY@NETCOM.COM) WHICH INCLUDED A FORWARDED MESSAGE FROM ÊACK ÖELTE (VELTE@MIMSY.CDROM.COM) IN WHICH IT SAYS ÍR. ÖELTE IS INTERESTED IN ARCHIVING ÑLINK'S LIBRARIES ONTO ÃÄ-ÒÏÍ. ÈE IS FROM ×ALNUT ÃREEK ÃÄÒÏÍ, FOR THOSE WHO HAVE HEARD OF THEM. É HAVE FORWARDED HIS MESSAGE TO ÓTEVE ÃASE DIRECTLY WITH A STRONG RECOMMENDATION THAT HE DOES THIS. É ALSO INFORMED ÍR. ÃASE THAT WE ARE DOWNLOADING AS MUCH AS WE CAN FROM THE LIBRARIES AND 'ARE INTERESTED IN BRINGING THEM TOGETHER ONTO ONE MEDIUM IF THE ÃÄÒÏÍ DOES NOT WORK OUT'. É SENT A Ãà OF THIS MESSAGE TO ÊACK AND ÌEÒOY. ÉF ANY OF YOU HAVE ÉNTERNET MAIL ACCESS, YOU MAY WISH TO CONTACT EITHER OF THESE PEOPLE WITH YOUR SUPPORT OR SEND INFORMATION TO ME TO FORWARD TO THEM. ÍÙ ÉNTERNET ADDRESS IS 'MIKEV@NETCOM.COM'. É THINK WE SHOULD SEND AN UPDATE AS TO OUR PROGRESS TO ÍR. ÖELTE, AS IF THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY LUCK WITH ÁÏÌ, THEY MIGHT LOOK TO US FOR OUR FILES... ÂRENDA, DO YOU HAVE A LIST OF WHAT AREAS HAVE BEEN DOWNLOADED YET?? É WILL POST THE MESSAGE THAT É SENT HERE ON Ñ... (MIGHT LOOK UGLY IN 40 COLUMNS). -::- ÓÕÂÊ: . ÆÒÏÍ: ÂRENDA G4 10/13/94 Ó#: 75044 RE: LIST OF WHAT HAS BEEN DOWNLOADED ×ELL... THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE ARE NOT RESPONDING HERE, AND ARE NOT GIVING ME DETAILED INFO. ÔHE BEST "LIST" RIGHT NOW IS THESE POSTS ONLINE, BUT É DON'T FEEL THAT THEY ARE UP TO DATE. É WILL TRY TO COME UP WITH A COMBINED LIST. É DON'T HAVE MUCH FREE TIME... MOST OF IT IS SPENT DOWNLOADING OR SLEEPING. É JUST ASKED FOR A VACATION. RE: ÍR. ÖELTE ×ELL, CONTACTING PEOPLE TO DO A ÃÄ MIGHT BE A BIT PREMATURE. ÏNE OF THE DOWNLOADERS IS INTERESTED IN PURCHASING A ÃÄ-ÒÏÍ WRITER HIMSELF. É READ ABOUT A COMPANY THAT WILL MAKE YOU A ÃÄ FOR $89. ×E ARE NOT GOING TO BE LEFT BEGGING FOR CHOICES. ÉF ÁÏÌ DOES A ÃÄ IT COULD GET OUT RIGHT AWAY. ÉF WE DO A ÃÄ, IT WILL ÎÏÔ BE OUT ÎOV 2. ÔHE REASON IS THAT THE FILES SCATTERED ALL OVER THE PLACE. ÓOMEONE WILL HAVE TO ORGANIZE THEM, TRY TO FIND THE MISSING ONES, ETC. ÁLSO, IT COULD NOT BE A "Ñ-ÌÉÎË ÃÄ ÒÏÍ!!!". ÔHEY'D BE ABLE TO SUE US. ÉT WILL TAKE US A LONG TIME TO GET TO THE ÃÄ-ÒÏÍ READY STAGE. ÔHIS IS BECAUSE WE ARE WORKING ACROSS 50 STATES AND ON PEOPLE'S FREE TIME. ÔHE ONLY THING É AM WORRIED ABOUT NOW IS DOWNLOAD, DOWNLOAD, DOWNLOAD. ÔHERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHER CONSIDERATIONS, BUT NO REAL TIME TO THINK ABOUT THEM.