A history of VMUG and iMug 1985–2020: Appendix 4– Libretto to 'An Apple a Day'

By Noel Jackling OAM

The composing of the song An Apple a day by Faye Dumont and its performance by The Melbourne Chamber Choir was commissioned by iMug and proudly sponsored by The Opus 50 Charitable Trust. The performance on 7 December 2006 at Melbourne Museum was the world premiere performance of An Apple a day, celebrating the establishment of the iMug Apple Collection at Museum Victoria.

iMug gratefully acknowledges the generous donation that made celebrating the establishment of the iMug Apple Collection with music possible.

The Opus 50 Foundation is a public charitable trust which supports musicians. Contact can be made through info@opus50.org.

The Melbourne Chamber Choir has been part of Melbourne's rich music scene for over 20 years and performs regularly throughout the year. It is one of the choirs of Faye Dumont Singers Inc. Contact can be made through fds_inc@hotmail.com.

An Apple a day*

Prologue
Pick up your apple,
hold it tight,
sink your teeth in,
take a byte.

(Crunch. Hmm. Chrr! – the start-up chime).

Verse 1
Here is 'The Apple Story' –
we guarantee it's true!
We know Apple computers changed
the lives of me and you.
When Apple I came to the world
in 1976,
and one year later, Apple II,
communiqu s to fix,
each of us new freedom won.
The revolution had begun.

Chorus
An Apple a day, first I and then II,
for school, work, individual too –
an Apple this day!

*Copyright 2006 Faye Dumont Singers Inc.

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Table of Contents

  1. The early years
  2. The 1990s—rapid rise and rapid decline
  3. VMUG News
  4. VMUG premises in Ross House
  5. Help Desk, Computer Training and Public Domain Software
  6. Meetings
  7. The rise and impact of the Internet
  8. iMug Apple Collection at Museum Victoria
  9. An odd occasion
  10. iMug Widget—a small feature to advertise meetings
  11. A few prominent VMUG/iMug members
  12. In conclusion
  13. Appendix 1 - Four special December meetings
  14. Appendix 2 - Apple Effect timeline banner 1976–1990
  15. Appendix 3 - Apple Effect timeline banner 1990–2006
  16. Appendix 4 - Libretto to 'An Apple a Day'
  17. Appendix 5 - Libretto to 'The Very Model of a Modern Apple MacBook Pro'
  18. Appendix 6 - Office Bearers
  19. Appendix 7 - Life Members

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