Syndicomm announced today, following A2Central.com’s announcement that it would be opening free Apple II related forums, that it will be closing the Syndicomm Online online service in order to focus its efforts on product development and sales for Apple II and Macintosh computers. The closure will take effect at midnight Eastern Standard Time on December 1, 2006.Customers that have business web site accounts with Syndicomm will be able to continue to have their sites hosted with Syndicomm.
Eric “Sheppy” Shepherd, the owner of Syndicomm, said, “With A2Central.com in Sean’s capable hands, I feel confident that he can pick up the banner of providing the ultimate online home for Apple II users. Since Syndicomm Online is almost all Apple II users anyway, I felt it was time to close the online service so my time could be better used elsewhere.”
Shepherd added, “The online service has been being supported by the sale of software products since its inception, while at the same time keeping me too busy to develop new products. I feel that my best purpose in the Apple II world is to develop software, and closing the Syndicomm Online service will allow me to spend more time doing just that.”
“Sheppy and I realized that the best way to serve the Apple II world was for A2Central.com to provide chat, message boards, and similar services, and to let Sheppy — that is, Syndicomm — write code,” Fahey said. “I look forward to continuing the legacy of support, comeraderie, and exchange of ideas and software that’s always been the legacy of the Apple II forums operated by Syndicomm.”