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57 From: Jeff Meyer
58 Subject: Apple's New Image
59 Date: 5 Jun 85
60 Via: ARPA
61
62 Item: Apple is seeking new talent and has hired a new director of
63 marketing for its Apple II. He is Michael K. Lorelli,
64 formerly a marketeer with International Playtex Inc's
65 tampon group (seriously!).
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69 This should bring about some rather interesting changes in
70 advertising styles, to wit:
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72 Mainframe protection from a maxi-processor.
73
74 Software protection you can trust.
75
76 Other changes will be counterparts to IBM's Charlie Chaplin,
77 namely Cathy Rigby & Brenda Vaccaro. Also, new cover art for the
78 Apple IIc has been commissioned to stress portability --
79 paintings of women in nighties running along a beach with a IIc
80 in one hand.
81
82 However, the culmination of this new ideology will occur in two
83 years, when Apple plans to come out with the ultimate in
84 engineering and marketing sophistication: a disposable Macintosh,
85 packed in a cardboard tube. A notice will be printed on the side
86 of the box warning not to attempt flushing it down the toilet in
87 areas with low water pressure.
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91 Oh, dear, I bet I get flamed for this....
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94 ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
95 There may be too much of this sort of thing on Backwater already, but it's
96 finally finished...
97 "Was it love?"
98 I'm afraid to let you know,
99 I'm afraid you'll just say no,
100 Is my fear really justified?
101 Is this why, late at night, I have cried?
102
103 [Chorus, first line differs in A and B)
104 A: Perhaps it's just a simple fact,
105 B: There still remains a simple fact,
106 [Remainder of Chorus, both A and B]
107 You love another, and now he's back.
108 What was it that I hoped to gain?
109 Was it love, or was it pain?
110
111 Now you're with your chosen one,
112 I can see you're having fun,
113 Ask yourself: Is this really love?
114 Why no word, no reply, from above?
115
116 [Chorus B]
117
118 Sadness reigns, how can I cope?
119 With you gone, there is no hope,
120 Perhaps I had better realize,
121 Deep within, in my heart, something dies.
122
123 [Chorus B]
124
125 To my friends, please say farewell,
126 I can't stand this living hell,
127 Time arrives, now I will confide,
128 This is why, late at night, I have cried.
129 This is why, late at night, I have cried...
130 '''''''''''''''''''''''''''' rebalsa '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
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132 In the Land of Nod, an iridescent vortex formed about a pine-covered
133 knoll. Thunder boomed in the distance. Reality shimmered and shifted.
134 Doctor Frankenstupe winked into existence in a new and unknown land. He
135 paused for a moment regathering his thoughts, then looked around.
136 He stood at the crest of the round-topped knoll. Before him lay a
137 vast, pumice plain covered only with patches of scrub grass. In the
138 distance stark, forbidding mountains contrasted against a deep, purple sky.
139 Dirty, grey snow spotted the twisted crags. Frankenstupe could hear the
140 soft call of a mountain lark to his left. The air smelled clean, clear
141 of society's pollution.
142 Frankenstupe slowly turned, behind him lay a high valley... quiet and
143 serene. A small bubbling creek ran through the center. At the far end of
144 the valley, white smoke drifted lazily upwards. Staring intently,
145 Frankenstupe could barely discern what appear to be a rustic log cabin.
146 "This isn't at all what I expected," the Doctor mumbled to himself.
147 "It's altogether too real... the subconscious is supposed to be weird
148 and absurd, isn't it?" In confusion he reached up to scratch his thick,
149 brown hair. "Oh no!" He jerked his hand back down. "It's gone." The
150 electrode-studded headband that helped send the Doctor to this land had
151 disappeared. Without it, Frankenstupe knew he would never get home. His
152 stomach began to rumble in terror.
153 "What to do? What to do?" Frankenstupe walked in circles, muttering
154 to himself. Stopping, he took a deep breath. "The cabin..." he said. "I
155 might as well investigate it... Maybe someone there can help me." He
156 began to walk down the knoll toward the valley. Looking up, he realized
157 the sun was a somber orange... perhaps this world wasn't as real as he
158 first thought.
159 Reaching the bottom of the knoll, Frankenstupe plopped down in the
160 shade of an ancient pine tree to rest. Through the trees he noticed the
161 small stream broadened into a placid pool before him. As he sat quietly
162 pondering his fate, a deer timidly approached the pool. No, not a deer
163 exactly... it was covered with long, shaggy brown fur and had a burro's
164 floppy ears. Frankenstupe, always a nature lover, smiled as the creature
165 began to drink from the pond.
166 A feeling of discomfort overcame the Doctor. The creature seemed to
167 sense it also. It looked up warily. Suddenly, a shadow flashed from the
168 trees. The deer went down with a squeal. Over it stood a large silver
169 cat. The cat finished the thrashing deer with a shake of its head, then
170 it turned and fixed intense amber eyes upon Frankenstupe. Curiosity and
171 intelligence flickered there. Frankenstupe shivered... the cat roused
172 something deep within him. The cat turned back to the fresh kill, picked
173 it up in massive jaws, and trotted arrogantly into the forest. Orange
174 sunlight played on the cat's rippling muscles and silver pelt.
175 Frankenstupe sat stunned for a moment staring at the empty glade,
176 then he shakily gained his feet. "Well, Toto, this certainly isn't Kansas,"
177 he said. He started to follow the creek toward the cabin... casting nervous
178 glances into the forest. In the distance, he heard a low, coughing growl.
179 It seemed the silver cat was enjoying his lunch.
180 To be continued...
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183 (((*)))(((*)))(((*)))((( Ripple )))
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185 (Gasp, wheeze, choke, cough) I made it back! Ten days may not seem long to
186 YOU folks out there, but it's a long time for a confirmed BW addict. Hum,
187 I think I'll snoop around, read some more, wait a while, then perhaps pick up
188 the storyline again. I believe I've missed 3-4 disks.
189 ++++++++++++++++++++++++ Milchar ++++++++++++ 03 Sep 85 - 11:41pm ++++++++++++
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