[Apple3-L] Apple /// - where do we go from here?

[Jeff Marraccini]

Dave,

These are good plans.  While I am far from D.C., I can arrange a trip  
if I can help with any of the mechanics of this.  I'd also be glad to  
help remotely with any disk imaging, since doing serial port disk  
image transfers from a /// or a II+ can be slow.

Michael Py (mpy at ieee.org) is the person that offered to run  
www.apple3.org.  I'm not sure what kind of a server it is and what  
kind of capacity it has.  The list can continue here as long as it's  
useful, and I can serve as a web and ftp mirror to make sure the  
materials are not lost if a hosting problem develops.

Thanks the three of you for helping with this!

Jeff

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On Mar 21, 2006, at 12:15 AM, Dave Ottalini wrote:

>
> Folks..
>
> I'm sorry it's taken so long to let you know my thoughts about what
> to do with the A3 PD Library and all my A3 holdings.
>
> Here is where things stand and where I think I'd like to go - but I
> am totally open to ideas.
>
> 1) The WAP A3 PD library will be archived by my friend and fellow
> Sarasaur David Craig. We're discussing the best way to make sure the
> archived disks can, in fact, get BACK onto 5.25" floppies that will
> boot on a ///.
>
> 2) I'm going to try and get the long-promised DVD finished - it will
> likely include iPod versions of the "How To Use Your Apple /// in 10
> EZ Lessons" and perhaps the archived A3 library if there's room. But
> it must be finished... I'm sorry it has sat unused for so long.
>
> 3) There currently is a website someone on this list set up -
> www.apple3.org - that has been held pending some kind of decision
> about what to do. I'd like to move the Apple /// files currently on
> WAP over to this web site. That said I do NOT want to be the
> webmaster - simply someone who contributes material. I am open to
> ideas about how to accomplish this (or if you would rather NOT use
> this site - that's ok too..).  I want this to be a community decision
> since we are all in this together. This site can be THE repository
> for all things A3 so everyone could contribute material to it..but it
> will have to be set up and managed by someone else.
>
> 4) I have a ton of software and hardware and will want to find a good
> home for it. I suspect Vintage or one of the other museums would take
> it but I am open to ideas - I just want it somewhere safe for
> preservation that is NOT my basement. If it is anywhere near
> Washington, DC, I can drive it someplace, or meet someone half way.
> I am not interested in breaking it up - I want it to be a complete
> set.  I have not contacted anyone yet - I want to hear from you
> first. And yes, it's fairly large - many books, software packages,
> hardware, even an A3 carrying case!
>
> 5) Your support and willingness to help has long been appreciated by
> me - considering the fact we're talking about a machine that ended
> its production run in 1983 - it is amazing anyone cares but you do -
> WE do - and this is special. Thank you!
>
>
> Dave Ottalini
>
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