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Board of Directors minl'apples members welcome. Macintosh Main Byerly's Washburn Library; Fourth Dimension SIC 7171 France Ave. S., Edina 5244 Lyndale Avenue S, Mpls 8200 Humbolt Ave South 4 1 1 1 1 1 Lisa Huston, 612-825-1245 Erik of Erik's Bike Shops 2nd Fir. Conference Rm. Birngtn . Denis Diekhoff, 6 1 David Ringsmuth, 612-853-3024 1 AppleWorks I ClarieWorke SIG . St Louis Park Library Apple2 - 9 2 II0/C-S2 M4a3in 7SIG 0 1 1 3240 Lirbrary Lane, St Louis Pk Augsburg Park Library ResEdit / Programming SIG . John Hunkins, Jr., 6 7100 Nicollet, Richfield Washburn Library 1 5 1 - 4 5 7 - 8 9 4 Tom Gates, 6 1 5244 Lyndale Avenue S, Mpis 1 1 1 1 1 . Lisa Huston, 612-825-1245 1 1 1 1 1 1 T9elecommunications SIG 2 - 7 8 9 - 6 9 . . o m o r o Epiphany Lutheran Church) P8h1otoshop-Digital Imaging m m u n i Washburn Library; . FileMaker Pro SIG 1414 East 48th Street, Mpis m i2 4 1 Bert Persson, 612-861-9578 5244 Lyndale Avenue S, Mpls QuickTime VA g - 1410 Energy Park Drive, St Paul - Apple II Novice SIG Denis Diekhoff, 612-920-2437 Steve Wilmes, 651-458-1513 P Macintosh Consultants SIG Ramsey County Library a r 2180 Hamline Avenue, Roseville Embers Meet Your iMac / Mac SIG t n Tom Gates, 612-789-6981 7525 Wayzata Blvd 28 f t Merriam Park Library St. Louis Park e r Marshall & Fairview, St Paul s , Microsoft Word SIG Bob Demeules, 612-559-1124 ...,dommoommr B ri an Bantz, 612-956-9814 S umn 2850 Metro Drive Rm 124, Blmgtn Quicken/Investment SIG u : Macintosh Novice SIG Tom Ostertag, D 612-951-5520 E 2850 Metro Drive, Rm 124 ," 2i8 M e r r i a m Park Library 651-488-9979 Bloomington t k ae •M a r s h a l l & Fairview, St Paul Dale Strand, 612-835-5872 e t Ri c hard Becker, 6 1 5 2 - 8 7 0 - 0 6 5 9 . ., , mini app les I I I T h P.O. Box 796, Hopkins, MN 55343 e M i Introduction — This is the Newsletter of mini'apples, Board of Directors: n n the Minnesota Apple Computer Users' Group, Inc., a President L i s a Huston Minnesota non-profit club. The whole newsletter is e 61s2-825-1245 copyrighted © by mini'apples. Articles may be repro- [email protected] o t duced in other non-profit User Groups' publications Vice President D e n1 i s Dielchoff except where specifically copyrighted by the author. a 61 2-920-2437 (Permission to reproduce these articles must be given by the author.) Please include the source when reprinting. Secretary J a c q Au e l i n e Miller p 612-890-2071 Questions — Please direct questions to an appropriate [email protected] board member. Users with technical questions should Treasurer D o p n Walz refer to the Members Helping Members section. 651-426-5602 l Dealers — mini'apples does not endorse specific Marketing Director Berian Bantz dealers. The club promotes distribution of information bdbantz@bitstreammet which may help members identify best buys and ser- C 612-956-9814 vice. The club itself does not participate in bulk pur- Publications Directoor John Prusld chases of media, software, hardware and publications. 612-938-2818 Members may organize such activities on behalf of m [email protected] other members. SIG Director B epr t Persson Advertisers — For information, see Newsletter Ad 612-861-9578 Rates box within this issue. u [email protected] Past President B rt u c e Thompson Newsletter Contributions — Please send contributions 612-546-1088 directly to our Post Office, Box 796, Hopkins, MN e [email protected] 55343 or upload them to our BBS at 612-595-9404. r Deadline for material for the next newsletter is the lst of the month. An article will be printed when space Coordinators: U permits and, if in the opinion of the Newsletter Editor s or Manager, it constitutes material suitable for Membership e Erik Knopp publication. Mac Software r Bryan Lienke Editor/Publisher: Tom Ostertag 651-488-9979 Apple ll s Owen Aaland Newsletter Layout: John Hunldns ' mini'apples BBS 612-595-9404, (co-located on G Twin City Interlink BBS), 24 hrs. Settings: 8-1-0.Call in with FirstClass® Client software or any text-based r terminal program. o minrapples Voice Mail — 651-229-6952 u mini'apples WWW site: http://www.miniapples.org p , I The m i n i -manufacturer. The opninions, statements, positions, and views herein are those of the author(s) or editor and are not intended to represent the aoppinpions, statements, cpositions, or views of Apple computer Inc., yr any cithcr oomputor manutnturpr Instead of olacino a trademark symbol at -every occurrence of a trade-marked name, we state that we are using the names only in an editorial manner, to the benefit of the trademark owner, with no intention of infringement of the trademark. l e s . N e w s l e t tminl'applese r Newsletter 2 June, 1999 i s a n i n d e p e n d e n t p u b l i c a t i o n n o t a f f i l i a t e d , s p o n s o r e d , o r s a n c t i o n e d b y A p p l e C o m p u t e r , I n c . o r a n y o t h e r c o m p u t e r CHANGE OF Table of Contents
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mini'app'les Newsletter 5 June, 1999 Results of the Annual Election by John C. Hunkins, Sr. past Publications Director President receiving 28 votes. John were reelected Marketing Director Trottman and Chuck Hauge each and SIG Director respectively; each Dear mini'app'les Members, received one write-in vote. received 30 votes. My last official act as Publications Jacqueline Miller and Don Walz Bruce Thompson automatically Director is to report to you the were reelected Secretary and succeeds Eric Jacobson as Past results of our Annual Election. There Treasurer respectively; each received President. were 30 ballots cast. 30 votes. Congratulations and thanks to The following people were elect John Pruski was elected these people who will serve as our ed: Publications Director receiving 29 Board of Directors for the following Lisa Huston was elected votes. one write-in vote was cast for year. President, receiving 30 votes. John Hunkins, Sr. Denis Diekhoff was reelected Vice Brian Bantz and Bert Persson AppleWorkslClarisWorks SIG Meeting Locations by John C. Hunkins Jr. ' start at 7PM. Please mark your calendars. I have scheduled the follOWing June 2nd - Saint Louis Park Library Spread the word! locations for the AppleWorks / July 7th - Southdale Library ClarisWorks SIG meetings this June, July and August. The meetings will August 4th - Washburn Library Good Deal on Membership Renewals by John C. Hunkins, Sr. Ifyou wish to take advantage of Therefore this option will not be on The Board of Directors has autho these savings, please send in your the renewal letter you recently rized the follOWing multi-year renew check for the appropriate amount received, or may be receiving short aloptions: when renewing. The Marketing ly. The board intends to offer these Two years for $45, a $5 savings, Director and Membership renewal options for a year before and Coordinator are in the process of reevaluating. revising the appropriate club forms. Three years for $60, a $15 savings. Apple II SIG Meetings in June by Tom Gates same. At least this way, the two Apple II Just a reminder that because of a Tuesday June 8 - Apple II Novice meetings are not on Monday and conflict at the Roseville library, the Meeting - Roseville Library 7pm Tuesday of the same week!!! Apple II Novice meeting will be one Monday June 14 - Apple II main week earlier than usual. The Main meeting - Augsburg Park Library Apple II/GS meeting remains the 7pm.
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mini'app'les Newsletter 6 June, 1999 Apple Needs Microsoft by Rodney O. Lain I the living room. I then end with opinion is that Apple's biding their (editor's note: This article was previously explaining the advances of the PPC time with Microsoft; when Microsoft published in Rodney's column on vs. the Pentium snail, ending with is vulnerable from government TheiMac.com.) Apple's 'Snail' and 'Bunnies' com breakups, etc., Apple will stick a How shoddy is Wintel? Let me count mercials. knife in their back. Hey, 'this ain't the ways. In jest, I then tell them that the show friends'; it's show business'. My standard sales pitch to iMac hardest part of buying a Mac nowa Microsoft lives by the sword.). Lull customers is really straightforward. I days is which color to buy. Microsoft into a false sense of securi ask the customer what are their I couldn't make my sales without ty. Let them think Apple, Inc. has no biggest problems with or complaints the existence of Intel and Microsoft. interest in their markets, all the about computers in general. I then Both companies have stagnated in while work on perfecting Mac OS X, answer them accordingly. producing advancements to their Mac OS X Server, QuickTime, Complicated jangle of wires and products. And the public is qUickly AppleWorks, FileMaker, etc. peripherals, not to mention DOS discovering that both emperors have And when the axe SWings down infested Operating Systems. To this, I no clothes. Microsoft is quickly on Bill Gates's neck for crimes extol the virtues and simplicity of becoming synonymous with shoddy against humanity (Windows 95), Macintosh hardware, married to the workmanship. The resultant animos Apple can step in as one of several elegance of the Mac OS, contrasting ity that customers hold towards the major players (Linux, Java, ATM) it with Windows 95/98/NT (the Intel Redmond giant is mounting. And that will usher in the computing nir rep loves to talk about IRQs, DLLs, arrogant Intel hasn't a clue that vana that we could only dream of and other Windows esoterica). AMD is a possible heir to their with Bill Gates's company control How do you decide which Pee throne. I wonder if they can breathe ling the pace of innovation. Cee to buy? You don\ I tell them. with their heads buried so far in the Until that happens, they should They're all the same, so it makes no sand, encourage the competition to criti difference, Packard Bell notwith I like the fact that the Wintel cize the Mac (run a commercial simi standing. duopoly is not taking much action lar to the 'Snail' commercial every What about Y2K compliance? against Apple, which is learning to now and then to push the buttons of 'You haven't heard? Then 1play the fly under the Wintel radar nowa the Wintel masses), causing them to HAL 9000 commercial. 'Every since days. Even thought criticism is lev get angry and to retaliate by point 1984, Macs have been able to recog eled towards Apple from time to ing out the Mac's flaws; that criti nize dates to the year 2040. Newer time, rarely does anyone seriously cism can be qUickly used as spring Macs are good till 29940. I think examine what Apple is up to, in boards for revisions Apple's product they can handle the year 2000.' terms of their next-level products line. I do it all the time. I listen to From there, I launch into the his like the Altivec-enhanced G4, Mac people trash the Mac at CompUSA. I tory of the GUI (Graphical User OS X Consumer, and the upcoming take to heart what they say. I then Interface), explaining how the PI consumer portable. In many use that info to strengthen my pre Macintosh developers took a com ways, we should be thankful that sentation of the Mac. mon-sense approach to making an people like Mr. Intel Rep gives Macs It's so easy, that I'm embarrassed easy-to-use computer. Apple created the short shrift (and we all know to write this. It's an old strategy, a computer that could be easily that Microsoft has its attention given to me by my Grandma: if you learned and operated via an intuitive divided between aiming its paranoia want to make yourself look good, human interface which takes into induced efforts against the rising stand next to someone who is really account the way humans process popularity of Linux and dodging the ugly. information (people read left to Department ofJustice's anti-trust Speaking of ugly, back to my right, top to bottom); Microsoft case). encounter with the Intel rep. Windows breaks all of this logic with However, Apple should take full I listened, from a distance, to as design inconsistencies. As an exam advantage of the sporadic criticism much of his drivel as I could stom ple, I use the Apple Menu (top, left and general indifference that is still ach. I then asked the customer I was of screen) and the Start Menu (bot being leveled against them and their helping to excuse me for a second. I tom of screen). I segue to the fact products. Introduce the PI soon and walked over to the Intel rep and lis that the design of the iMac makes begin a flurry of updates, ala the tened some more of his Mac-bash the attractiveness complete, a com iMac revisions. I think Guy Kawasaki ing. Several wisecrack responses puter that isn't meant to be hidden calls it churning. Strengthen your raced through my mind: in the office, but to be shown off in relationship with Microsoft (my 1) ask him how the anti-trust trial mini'app'les Newsletter 7 June, 1999 is faring nified defense of the Mac. The cou sity English and journalism instruc 2) when are they gonna dump ple laughed, a knOWing laugh. I went tor, works full-time at a major insur that 25-year-old CISC and develop a back and finished talking to the lady ance company and works weekends real microprocessor (read RISe) I was helping. I sold her the Compaq at a local CompUSA Apple Store 3) how big is that heat sink on package that she wanted and then I Within A Store, and is a member of the Pentium nowadays hastened back to the black-carpeted mini'app'les. Rodney writes a col 4) man, those Intel 'bunnies' sure haven I lOVingly call the Pee-Cee umn exclusively for theimac.com., can dance - makes me want to buy Free Zone. where this article first appeared. His a PeeCee ;-) A few moments later, the couple fondest desire is to become an Luckily, Wisdom and Reason pre escaped the rhetorical maw of the African-American Guy Kawasaki. He vailed over sophomoric humor. I Intel rep. 'You know, we do like the awaits the call from Apple Computer interrupted the Intel rep and said: 'as Mac', they said, smiling. They milled at [email protected]. A seIf soon as you are finished bashing around a while, and then wished me professed 'workaholic writer', he Apple and the Macintosh, come on farewell before leaving. waxes prolifically about race, reli over (pointing to the Apple SWIAS) If nothing else, it felt like a moral gion, and the 'right OS' at 'Free Your and get the Democratic response. victory. Thanks Intel. Thanks Mind & Your Behind Will Follow', You know, the rebuttal.' I tapped the Microsoft. Couldn't have done it his unabashedly pro-Mac website, 'Ask me about iMac' button that was without you. My goal is now to sell a located at http://members.mac fastened to my shirt. Mac to that couple next time they connect.com/users/r/rodneyo/index.htm I waited a few seconds, to let my come in. Then I can chalk up anoth words sink in and to savor the deli er one for The Kid. cious moment of having given a dig- Rodney O. Lain, a former univer- Evangelist Retires Final Message By Guy Kawasaki and John Halbig for my new mail list. I promise low that would be the answer to "The evang~list@apple ..com traffic, interesting messages, and number of postings by John Halbig, Submitted by DaVid M. Peck conflicts of interest. :_) It would be AKA 'The Digital Guy/ll. Under the In the past two years Apple has great to keep in touch with all category "obscure footnotes", of experienced a stunning turnaround. 40,000 of you...a 40,000 member list course. This is due to many things including is an extremely powerful thing. After that many postings, endless the steadfast loyalty of Apple's cus- You can sign up comments, and occasional bouts of tomers-and EvangeListas are the at:http://www.garage.com/resources/ma foot-in-mouth disease, I get the sec most steadfast of the steadfast. ilinglists.shtml or send an email to: ond to last word on one of the The original purpose of [email protected] wildest trips I've ever taken, on the Evangelist was to counteract the Thanks for your years of support Internet or off: The Evangelist. Guy, negative news about Apple and for Apple and Macintosh-and me of course, gets the last word -I get Macintosh, and I believe that personally. It's been a great ride and to break the news to you, mere sec Evangelist has served its purpose- a stunning proof of the power of the onds before that message. I have no fantastically, as a matter of fact. So people! My best wishes for contin- doubt that by tonight my G3/266 after discussing what we should do ued happiness and success. (beige) will melt down under the with Evangelist with the folks at Sincerely, sudden onslaught of e-mail telling Apple, we've decided to retire the Guy Kawasaki, who is and shall me, Guy, or Apple why shutting list. remain pure Macintosh down the list is a dumb idea. There are now many other The fact is, while I was mentally sources of Macintosh and Apple Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 13:50:31 composing this e-mail, I realized that information and enthusiasm. Apple 0700 most of the major reasons for this itself has a biweekly mail list that From: The Evangelist Mailing list's existence had, in one way or covers topics such as new produCt List
mini'app'les Newsletter 8 June, 1999 solely for distribution of information life went into that project. The QA again, or new developers are realiz- to list members. team for that project consisted of ing that other's shortsightedness is "Welcome to the new an opportunity for THEM, and Apple some of the best, most twisted minds Evangelisters! products are "cool" again. Even jour- "Please check the web site in , in the testing world...which some- nalists who were anti-Apple are times made me wonder why *I* was about a week (it is in the process of either admitting they were wrong, there. :) being set up , but is not quite ready keeping their mouths shut. ..or insist- When Copeland was killed off, I yet) at: httrliwww.evangelisters.com was seriously depressed. Being put ing they were still right, even as "for the latest news, including the Apple proves them wrong (you know on OpenDoc afterwards, which was names of some of the people who also killed, made me even more so. who they are!). will be moderating the list." In short, all the fun things I used In a way that was what landed me to do on the 'List to counter a lot of I'll probably be popping up there this job Q A was beginning to be these complaints just aren't relevant myself, so you can still have plenty less than fulfilling, so I was looking of opportunities to bend my ears.] around to see what the Next Thing anymore. The risk here is that we MacSurfer, httrliwww.macsurter. was. look just as silly as some of these corn- and the Ultimate Macintosh, analysts and journalists who keep So Apple bought NeXT (arguably hftp://www.ultimatemaccom are great harping on the idea that Apple is the single most important act of REALLY dead, and why won't Apple examples of how much the pro-mac then CEO, Gil Amelio). Now that OS press and resources have grown in X Server is released, and 8.6 is due in just DIE already? the last couple of years. The last thing the EvangeList was mere weeks, 8.7 soon to follow, and So in a weird way, we're a victim good for was a source of Mac infor- OS X by the end of the year, Apple's mation. When it first started, mail- of our own success — there's no way OS strategy is finally a compelling you can satisfy the needs of so many ing lists were hard to start, maintain, subscribers over the long term. The story again. Which leads us to... or find. Now, with places like - - Apple's Leadership Sucks. result is that a lot of people went out OneList, http://www.onelist.com, liter- So after the NeXT purchase, one and started more focused lists, web- of my first comments to fellow ally anyone can start a Mac related list on any niche they'd like. Do a sites, and other resources. There's a Apple employees was something search on "Macintosh", and 65 lists saying about being a jack of all along the lines of "It won't be long trades, but master of none — since until Steve takes over again". They are returned. Pull out the lists that deal with cross platform issues, and our primary purpose was to sound told me I was nuts. Now that Steve the rallying cry, and we accom- you still have over 50...and that's has held the CEO position the sec- plished this, the only thing to do is ond time longer than Gil Amelio, only the lists run out of OneList. Also, there's already some people to go out on top. and has proven he can make the I'll miss this list, and everything tough, unpopular decisions in order stepping up to the plate to give about it. Even the complaints about to keep Apple focused on success, EvangeListas a new place for general list mail. They were kind enough to my abuse of the English language including a complete rework of the were well taken (I've taken better whip up, with literally no advance board, I think we can check this one care of my "its" and "it's" and off the list. notice, the following announce- ment: spelling, if only because I would get - - Apple's Advertising is BOR-ing. a dozen e-mails haranguing me if I Well, yeah, it was. I honestly "Do not despair as this last issue don't recall much of Apple's old ads. of Evangelist goes to press. For all goofed. :). All of you have been members of the Evangelist there is great, and your enthusiasm and pas- Hiring back Chiat-Day was some- sion is perhaps the single most thing a lot of EvangeListas BEGGED great news! One of the leading names in the Macintosh community important element of Apple's current Apple to do. When Apple actually success. did, we (finally!) started seeing ads has agreed to pick up the banner and continue the valuable service provid- There's a bizarre Irish toast I that people wanted to download as heard once that doesn't seem to be a entertainment. My favorite: "Burn, ed by Evangelist over the past years. We welcome existing members to blessing until you really think about Baby, Burn" with the Toasted Intel it. join the new list by sending a mes- Bunny Person, Though it got tough "May the best things in your life competition from the Super Bowl Ad sage to: [email protected] "We expect to keep all that is become the worst things in your ("You like your Macintosh better life." good about the Evangelist while than me, don't you Dave..."). 'Nuff said. - - All the other complaints... adding features that will make it an John Halbig Apple's consistently making even more valuable place for Mac The Digital Guy money, sales are up, revenues are up, users to gather. Please be assured developers are getting a clue that that we respect your privacy and the April 15, 1999 they should develop for the Mac names from this list will be used
minrapples Newsletter 9 June, 1999 Friendly Fire How We Mac Users Sometimes Hurt You've probably seen this person helped me make one of my first sells. 'The Cause' More Than Help It before. If not, you will recognize him Keep it down to a low roar... by Rodney O. Lain (editor' note: Rodney O. Lain is a mem right away. Imagine you're trying to 'I just want to thank you for hir ber of mini'app'les. and among other explain to a family the Macintosh ing me,' I told my CompUSA manag endeavours, works in the Apple Store advantages over Wintel. But every er the other night. 'I know we Mac Within a Store at a local CompUSA. This other sentence, you are interrupted users can be a nuisance, but you article appeared, in part, in Rodney's by some well-meaning guy whose know I really wanted to work here to column on TheiMac.com.) sale purpose in life, it seems, is to help you guys push more Macs out I think Gandhi said it best: 'what one-up you with his breadth of the door and to make this store a I like most about Christianity are knowledge on things Macintosh: pleasant shopping experience.' Christians; what I hate most about Me: 'Yes, sir, the iMac used to I'd sneaked into the store a cou Christianity are... Christians.' Since have an irDa port on the 'Revision B' ple of days ago (on my night off) to I've been selling Macs, first at Best Model, bUL' clean up the Apple Store within a Buy and now at CampUSA, I can Mr. Well-Meaning: 'Did you Store (SWIAS) section, There were understand the implied message in know that the infrared port transfers several items without price tags on his words. It's easy to draw religious data at 4 Mbps? That gives you con them. I wanted to correct that prob parallels to the Macintosh communi nectivity to the PalmPilot, the lem, as well as move some of the ty, especially when praising our PowerBook, blahblahblahblahblah M~ffwareout of the PeeCee sec selves. Unfortunately, religious blah...' tion. I was pleasantly surprised to see analogies can be easily applied when Mr. Customer (giving Mr. W-M a the store manager in the Mac sec pointing out our weaknesS.es"UIIe!1n what-the-HELL-are-you-talking tion, fiXing the two PowerBook this case, the religious parallel here is about? look): Yes, heh heh, that's demos that hadn't worked in a while that when it comes to evangelizing nice.' (thanks to some smart-guy customer the Mac, we are sometimes our own Me (ignoring Mr. W-M): The who password-enabled both laptops; worst enemy. iMac comes loaded with what's easi we had to call Apple to solve that In the New Testament portion of ly $1000+ worth of software: problem - but that's a story for the Bible, the early Christian church AppleWorks 5.0, World Book another day). Anyway, the manager is chronicled as a movement that Encyclopedia, Adobe PageMill 3.0, convinced me to punch-in on the seemed to be fraught with problems, FAXstf, Nanosaur... timedock if I insisted on coming in many of its own creation. Many can W-M: 'Did you know that the to do what he considered work, but I be traced to overzealousness. I know Yosemite G3 is the first computer to considered 'just helping The Cause.' whereof I speak, as we all have seen have a 128-bit graphics card as a As we talked, I saw two guys come in my previous column. There are standard feature? Dude, that can in, wanting to look at the those of us who know that the really smoke the Voodoo 2; why just PowerBook. As I am wont to do, I Macintosh is the best computer out last night, I read at MacGame struck up a conversation, mainly to there - better than the Wintel site.com...' let them know that I'm 'one of PeeCee, anyway. And in our desire to Mrs. Customer (clutching her them.' spread this message to others, we husband's arm, pulling him away The conversation went downhill, often turn people off with our half from the SWIAS): 'Maybe the iMac kinda. Now, I spend a lot of time in cocked attempts and with our misdi isn't for us...' the SWIAS commiserating with Mac rected desire to 'preach' to them. I've Me ('pimp-slapping' the Oaf): users, listening to the many stories seen Mac enthusiasts do and say 'That's (slap!) the third time today of how they are ridiculed by their co things that, in the appropriate con (slap!) that you've (slap, slap!) done workers, friends, etc. because they've text, can be taken as harmless, but . that! (slippity-slap!!) stood by their Mac. But it gets many times they portray Mac users The above isn't too far from the embarrassing when they begin to as the lunatic fringe that many truth. The only part that I made up raise their voices, like this young believe us to be. This isn't intended was the last sentence. The part that I man did: to offend people, but to show that wish I hadn't made up was that last 'Man, I stood right there (point every now and then when we feel sentence. Now, I've been very grate ing at the Yosemite box) and the urge to preach, we may opt to ful for the Mac users that have watched a sales guy talk a customer take a chill pill instead of over helped me out from time to time out of buying a Mad' whelming others with our Mac-cen like the customer who, on my first I shared his frustration. Out of tric world view. day on the job, pointed out that the corner of my eye, however, I saw If you know so much about Macs, there really is a SCSI-to-USB 'adapter my manager raise his head towards fill out this CompUSA application on the market. That bit of info our direction - he was less than 20 mini'app'les Newsletter 10 June, 1999 feet away. QUickly assessing the situ there is to know about Macs, man!' button with the five iMacs on it ation, I became image-conscious of Don't get me started. I could tell the one with the caption 'Yum.' all Mac users and saw that the three about this or I could tell you about There are so many more stories like of us may not be putting our best people like the guy who comes in, that easily outweigh my gripes. foot forward at the moment, so I breaks open an issue of MacAddict I remember when I was hired at decided to steer the conversation and installs the demo copy of 'Myth CompUSA, someone told me that toward safer ground: 'Are you sure II: Soulblighter' onto the Yosemite they really needed a Mac user to sell you heard the whole conversation? I while I interrupt my conversation in to Mac users, because he surely did mean, there are times when I've had an iMac-owner-to-be... n't understand Mac users. 'They're people come to me who wanted a I wonder if the Packard Bell peo like a cult,' he said. 'No,' I corrected Mac, and after listening to them ple have this kind of problem? him, 'Mac users aren't a cult; we are describe their needs, I suggested they In spite of the above, your assis a CULTure. A culture.' buy a Pc. Some of them bought the tance is invaluable I love my Mac culture. And I PeeCee. Some bought the Mac. And Now that I've said all of that, I understand why we are so zealous I've had customers wanting to buy a know that I've unWittingly offended and protective of our as, as well as PeeCee, and I convinced them get a the Minnesota guys who visit this anything associated with it. That Mac. .. By the way, what do you site and visit me at CampUSA. That's why we patrol the SWIAS's. That's think about Connectix's Virtual why I hasten to mention the guys why we feel it is our obligation to GameStation...' who have supported me without answer any and all questions that are Oh, I get many of these people. hardly ever knowing me: the guy asked, even if there is someone there On Monday night, I saw two guys who ran to the store manager last whose official capacity is to do just playing with the G3, so I asked week and told them they're not pay that. them, 'did you guys need to know ing me enough (Pssssst! Go and do My hat is off to guys who preach anything about that Mac?' that again! I don't think they heard the gospel day in and day out, either 'Do you need to know anything you.). Or, the guy who, after watch for payor for nothing. But please... about this Mac?' one of them asked ing me 'work a crowd' of customers, PLEASE... try not to overdo it, 'kay? me, sarcastically. 'Cuz I know all came up to me and gave me a pin-on 'Kay? Performa/G3 For Sale By David M. 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