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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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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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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 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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On 12/21/2024 1:55 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 don't post very often but I check CSA2 every day.

Charlie

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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 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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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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On 12/21/24 13:55, 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 sure that's part of it. I'm not that talkative, but I'm still here.


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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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<bump>

LOUDER!

Greetings!

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

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

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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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Not dead yet!

Happy holidays :)

Bobbi
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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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Still checking in regularly - glad to see everyone!
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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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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> 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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Jerry jerry+a2 at jpen.ca
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On 12/21/24 11:55 AM, 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….

Still here. Still maintaining asciiexpress.net, not much time for
anything else.

I do not use Google Groups; using NNTP server provided my by ISP with a
thick client (Thunderbird).
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On 22/12/2024 5:55 am, 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 also, however I don't check in near as often as I used to
with other forums (Apple Fritter, Atari Age, etc) containing many of the threads that used to appear here.

I don't follow Facebook as much, as I find it's content delivery system
is just too haphazard if you are not reading it constantly.

Anyway, I'm still here and still love playing with all my Apple II's
(Apple IIe, Apple IIc, multiple Apple IIgs', Apple II Plus, Apple II
Plus Clone, Redstone Apple IIe clone).

Cheers,
Mike
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On 2025-03-03, Polymorph <mike.a.stephens@gmail.com> wrote:

with other forums (Apple Fritter, Atari Age, etc) containing many of the threads that used to appear here.

Boooo web forums. Booooooo!
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phigan <phigan@bbs.penisys.online> wrote:

On 2025-03-03, Polymorph <mike.a.stephens@gmail.com> wrote:

with other forums (Apple Fritter, Atari Age, etc) containing many of the threads that used to appear here.

Boooo web forums. Booooooo!

Boo!!!!!! Booooooooo!
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On Tue, 4 Mar 2025, phigan wrote:

On 2025-03-03, Polymorph <mike.a.stephens@gmail.com> wrote:

with other forums (Apple Fritter, Atari Age, etc) containing many of the
threads that used to appear here.

Boooo web forums. Booooooo!

I'm OK with them but they don't tend to have the longevity of Usenet.
(Even with Google no longer archiving it)

That said, the say Nutari took over AtariAge, I dropped them like a bad
habit.

-uso.
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Steve Nickolas <usotsuki@buric.co> wrote:

On Tue, 4 Mar 2025, phigan wrote:

On 2025-03-03, Polymorph <mike.a.stephens@gmail.com> wrote:

with other forums (Apple Fritter, Atari Age, etc) containing many of the >> threads that used to appear here.

Boooo web forums. Booooooo!

I'm OK with them but they don't tend to have the longevity of Usenet.
(Even with Google no longer archiving it)

That said, the say Nutari took over AtariAge, I dropped them like a bad habit.

What happened? I rarely went there.
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On Thu, 6 Mar 2025, Ant wrote:

Steve Nickolas <usotsuki@buric.co> wrote:

That said, the say Nutari took over AtariAge, I dropped them like a bad
habit.

What happened? I rarely went there.

The current company that goes by the name "Atari" bought AtariAge.

I think they might have actually used the carrot and stick to get it, but there's no way of knowing.

-uso.
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Steve Nickolas <usotsuki@buric.co> wrote:

On Thu, 6 Mar 2025, Ant wrote:

Steve Nickolas <usotsuki@buric.co> wrote:

That said, the say Nutari took over AtariAge, I dropped them like a bad
habit.

What happened? I rarely went there.

The current company that goes by the name "Atari" bought AtariAge.

...

Wow.
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On 8/03/2025 2:22 am, Steve Nickolas wrote:

On Thu, 6 Mar 2025, Ant wrote:

Steve Nickolas <usotsuki@buric.co> wrote:

That said, the say Nutari took over AtariAge, I dropped them like a bad
habit.

What happened? I rarely went there.

The current company that goes by the name "Atari" bought AtariAge.

I think they might have actually used the carrot and stick to get it,
but there's no way of knowing.

-uso.

wow... I did not know that. Think I will drop them too (not that I go
there very often).
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Mitchell Spector <mitch2gs@hotmail.com> writes:

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.

I read news from news.individual.net and there are a number of other
good sources without needing google groups. I have been reading csa2
since 1989, but have become much more occasional when I check it. It is
good to see much activity and work going on. Holidays were always a
problem, although back in the day when it was mostly postgrads posting
during holidays just because they could. I do recall posting on
Christmas day once back then.
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Stephen Harker <sjharker@aussiebroadband.com.au> wrote:

Mitchell Spector <mitch2gs@hotmail.com> writes:

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.

I read news from news.individual.net and there are a number of other
good sources without needing google groups. I have been reading csa2
since 1989, but have become much more occasional when I check it. It is
good to see much activity and work going on. Holidays were always a
problem, although back in the day when it was mostly postgrads posting
during holidays just because they could. I do recall posting on
Christmas day once back then.

Been part of CSA2 since 1995 or so. I was using google groups until they
cut off usenet access and posting.

With google groups gone i hadn’t posted or read CSA2 and a NBA basketball group in a while. But i am using an app now to post. And i’m back using a newsreader on my personal laptop.

I’ll be on usenet until they tuen the lights off lol

DL

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Been part of CSA2 since 1995 or so. I was using google groups until they cut off usenet access and posting.

With google groups gone i hadn’t posted or read CSA2 and a NBA basketball group in a while. But i am using an app now to post. And i’m back using a newsreader on my personal laptop.

I’ll be on usenet until they tuen the lights off lol

DL

What newsreader, if I may ask? I’m using NewsTap on my iPhone these days
but looking for something else for my Mac. Unfortunately everything I find seems binary focused and I’m only on non-binary groups. (Through eternalseptember.org)

DLM
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I use Unison, which was once payware but is now free as in couch on the
side of the road.

https://blog.panic.com/the-future-of-unison/

On 2025-05-14 20:02:03 +0000, dmunz said:

What newsreader, if I may ask? I'm using NewsTap on my iPhone these days
but looking for something else for my Mac. Unfortunately everything I find seems binary focused and I'm only on non-binary groups. (Through eternalseptember.org)

DLM

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I use Thunderbird both for mail and for usenet. My account for
newsgroups is also through Eternal September.

- David

On 5/14/25 4:58 PM, Kelvin Sherlock wrote:

I use Unison, which was once payware but is now free as in couch on the
side of the road.

https://blog.panic.com/the-future-of-unison/

On 2025-05-14 20:02:03 +0000, dmunz said:

What newsreader, if I may ask? I'm using NewsTap on my iPhone these days
but looking for something else for my Mac. Unfortunately everything I
find
seems binary focused and I'm only on non-binary groups. (Through
eternalseptember.org)

DLM

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I add another vote for Thunderbird as a newsreader (on both MacOS and Windows), and for Eternal September as a news server.




Hugh Hood


On 5/14/25 7:48 PM, David Schmidt wrote:

I use Thunderbird both for mail and for usenet. My account for
newsgroups is also through Eternal September.

- David

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On 12/21/24 10:55, 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….

The noise in this thread serene...
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Hugh Hood <hughhood@earthlink.net> writes:

I add another vote for Thunderbird as a newsreader (on both MacOS and Windows), and for
Eternal September as a news server.

I use Eternal September and my client is Emacs gnus. I haven't tried
using Thunderbird for usenet news. I use it for email, though.
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That's a nice setup in that you can run emacs in a terminal via an
Apple II. This is posted from ProLine in an emulated IIgs. Someday
I'll set it up to run on real hardware.

In <yubsel24mn4.fsf@jpen.ca> Jerry Penner <jerry+a2@jpen.ca> writes:

I use Eternal September and my client is Emacs gnus. I haven't tried
using Thunderbird for usenet news. I use it for email, though.

--
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Jerry Penner <jerry+a2@jpen.ca> wrote:

Hugh Hood <hughhood@earthlink.net> writes:

I add another vote for Thunderbird as a newsreader (on both MacOS and Windows), and for
Eternal September as a news server.

I use Eternal September and my client is Emacs gnus. I haven't tried
using Thunderbird for usenet news. I use it for email, though.

Another happy Thunderbird user for both mail and news. ;-)
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Michael J. Mahon wrote:

Jerry Penner <jerry+a2@jpen.ca> wrote:

Hugh Hood <hughhood@earthlink.net> writes:

I add another vote for Thunderbird as a newsreader
(on both MacOS and Windows), and for
Eternal September as a news server.

I use Eternal September and my client is Emacs gnus. I haven't tried
using Thunderbird for usenet news. I use it for email, though.

Another happy Thunderbird user for both mail and news. ;-)

Same here. :)
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On 27/05/2025 5:15 pm, Brian Patrie wrote:

Michael J. Mahon wrote:

Jerry Penner <jerry+a2@jpen.ca> wrote:

Hugh Hood <hughhood@earthlink.net> writes:

I add another vote for Thunderbird as a newsreader
(on both MacOS and Windows), and for
Eternal September as a news server.

I use Eternal September and my client is Emacs gnus.  I haven't tried
using Thunderbird for usenet news.  I use it for email, though.

Another happy Thunderbird user for both mail and news.  ;-)

Same here.  :)

and here! :-)
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