On 19Jul2023 1030, Phil Pugliese - philpugliese at yahoo.com (via tml
list) wrote:
> I think that, in the end, this all makes the 'official line' pretty much
> the nonsense that I've always thought it was.
> There wouldn't have to be so many rationalizations if the it was a good
> scheme in the 1st place.
> But, it wasn't, not even in the 'wrecked' TU that MT created.
> I guess no one on TML now remembers or experienced how it was when Loren
> W first announced Virus on here.
> Howls of dismay, outrage, & "say it ain't so!".
> I knew it was the death knell when Loren, who, up to then, & also
> reportedly from those who met him before & after, was a very nice guy,
> came back with reply rejecting one and all & closing with;
> "Gentleman, we know what we're doing!"
> We all had been dismissed!
> Really came across as arrogant & overbearing to me!
> But, then, he was on the company payroll, I suppose.

Remember that pre-internet, the first anyone would've known would be the
pre-release announcements, as with MegaTraveller. Note that they did
know what they were doing - if you look at the publication order, etc.,
they clearly had a plan and were following it, and were producing TNE
product up until the (not-TNE induced) end.

And yes, I'm aware that the TML's overall response to TNE was pretty
negative, to the point that TNE fans ended up having their own mailing
list because of the constant negativity.

--
Rupert Boleyn <xxxxxx@gmail.com>