Can it be true that the end of Google Groups portends the end of CSA2? Or
is everyone just really busy with the holidays?

I certainly hope it’s the latter….
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Hi Michael,

Can it be true that the end of Google Groups portends the end of CSA2? Or
is everyone just really busy with the holidays?

I certainly hope it’s the latter….

I've been here before Google Groups - in fact even before DejaNews. And I'm still here - obviously ;-)

Oliver

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I'm still here too with my #Oric :).

iss@raxiss.com

On 12/21/24 11:58 PM, Oliver Schmidt wrote:

Hi Michael,

Can it be true that the end of Google Groups portends the end of CSA2? Or >> is everyone just really busy with the holidays?

I certainly hope it’s the latter….

I've been here before Google Groups - in fact even before DejaNews. And I'm still here - obviously ;-)

Oliver

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On 21 Dec 2024, Oliver Schmidt wrote
(in article <vk7dmj$1jio0$1@solani.org>):

I've been here before Google Groups - in fact even before DejaNews. And I'm still here - obviously ;-)

And I’m still here, even if I can hear the echo of a floppy disk dropping...

Speccie

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On 2024-12-21 1:55 p.m., Michael J. Mahon wrote:

Can it be true that the end of Google Groups portends the end of CSA2? Or
is everyone just really busy with the holidays?

I certainly hope it’s the latter….

I'm still here. Just haven't had time to play with my Apple IIs for a
while.

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Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote:

Can it be true that the end of Google Groups portends the end of CSA2? Or
is everyone just really busy with the holidays?

I certainly hope itÆs the latterà.

I was just thinking the same thing, Google/Alphabet seems to have caused the premature death of comp.sys.apple2. I hope something might bring it back, Facebook and various scathered websites are certainly not a replacement.
We need a centralized place for all Apple II discussions, with archiving too.

I've been here since 1992, csa2 was my introduction to the Internet!
I remember back then you'd see 150-200 message per day, and on a
multitude of topics. I miss that, I do still have interest in my Apple II's
and continue to use them. In fact, this January marks 37 years I've
had my Apple IIGS sitting on my desk.

Mitchell Spector

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Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com> writes:

Can it be true that the end of Google Groups portends the end of CSA2? Or
is everyone just really busy with the holidays?

I certainly hope it’s the latter….

Still here, though I don't check as often as I used to.

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On 12/22/2024 5:43 PM, Mitchell Spector wrote:

Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote:

Can it be true that the end of Google Groups portends the end of CSA2? Or >> is everyone just really busy with the holidays?

I certainly hope it’s the latter….

I was just thinking the same thing, Google/Alphabet seems to have caused the premature death of comp.sys.apple2. I hope something might bring it back, Facebook and various scathered websites are certainly not a replacement.
We need a centralized place for all Apple II discussions, with archiving too.

I've been here since 1992, csa2 was my introduction to the Internet!
I remember back then you'd see 150-200 message per day, and on a
multitude of topics. I miss that, I do still have interest in my Apple II's and continue to use them. In fact, this January marks 37 years I've
had my Apple IIGS sitting on my desk.

Mitchell Spector

35 years for me. Although it may not be turned on everyday, my Apple
//gs has never left my desk, and I'm actually more enthralled with the
machine these days with all the books and software available....

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Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote:

Can it be true that the end of Google Groups portends the end of CSA2? Or
is everyone just really busy with the holidays?

I certainly hope it???s the latter???.

I'm still here. I think everyone is busy because I noticed the same
thing in other areas. You know http://old.reddit.com/r/apple2 is still
active though! Hang out there too! ;)

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On 12/21/2024 12:55 PM, Michael J. Mahon wrote:

Can it be true that the end of Google Groups portends the end of
CSA2? Or is everyone just really busy with the holidays?

I certainly hope it’s the latter….

I'm still here as well, checking for new messages daily, and still grateful for the contributions and expertise of those who have replied on the thread.

Speaking only for myself, I've been debating which Apple II project I wish to tackle next. There are several in which I have some interest, but not that one (yet) that compels me to actually get serious about doing more than just dabble in it.

I suspect when the urge hits, I'll be consumed by it, which usually means other (comparatively more important) things in life will suffer. It seems to be a personality defect. ;-)

As for the current projects of other community members, both here and elsewhere, I really haven't felt competent enough to contribute much, so I have refrained from commenting or even asking questions on them.

I do still think that this newsgroup is a superior medium for most of what we do in the realm of Apple II discussion. Sure, I frequent other places out of necessity, but wish I didn't need to.




Hugh Hood

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On Sat, 21 Dec 2024, Michael J. Mahon wrote:

Can it be true that the end of Google Groups portends the end of CSA2? Or
is everyone just really busy with the holidays?

I certainly hope it’s the latter….

May also depend. I've been checking the groups less because there's less going on, but I'm still around.

-uso.

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.

<bump>

LOUDER!

Greetings!

the end of Groups? huh? not sure what that was.

comp.sys.apple2 (csa2) Apple II Forever!

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Groovy hepcat Steve Nickolas was jivin' in comp.sys.apple2 on Thu, 26
Dec 2024 10:00 pm. It's a cool scene! Dig it.

On Sat, 21 Dec 2024, Michael J. Mahon wrote:

Can it be true that the end of Google Groups portends the end of
CSA2? Or is everyone just really busy with the holidays?

I certainly hope it’s the latter….

May also depend. I've been checking the groups less because there's
less going on, but I'm still around.

Ditto.
I've only been reading this NG for a relatively short time because I
came to it late. But by the time I found c.s.a2, Usenet was sadly on
the way out. Too many people are becoming zombies for Face**ck or
Tw*tter. But there are still some of us who prefer Usenet, thank
goodness! It ain't dead yet.

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Andrew Roughan <no_email@invalid.invalid> wrote:

I still check here regularly, but I’m mostly communicating on Slack. I should post here too as there does not appear to be a lot of overlap.

Slack allows me to embed photos and videos to the post. I can also edit
them and delete them which I like.

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Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote:

Can it be true that the end of Google Groups portends the end of CSA2? Or
is everyone just really busy with the holidays?

I certainly hope it’s the latter….

I still check here regularly, but I’m mostly communicating on Slack. I
should post here too as there does not appear to be a lot of overlap.

Regards
Andrew

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Hi Hugh,

I suspect when the urge hits, I'll be consumed by it, which usually means other (comparatively more important) things in life will suffer. It seems
to be a personality defect. ;-)

...or just passion :-)

I do still think that this newsgroup is a superior medium for most of
what we do in the realm of Apple II discussion.

Me too!

Sure, I frequent other places out of necessity, but wish I didn't need to.

I personally already "complained" about that. But it's not me / us two to decide on where the action is.

Regards,
Oliver

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