Mark 8

From: Sam Ismail <dastar_at_crl.com>
Date: Fri Aug 15 09:56:19 1997

On Fri, 15 Aug 1997, Ward Griffiths and/or Lisa Rogers wrote:

> On Fri, 15 Aug 1997, Glenn Roberts wrote:
> > From:
> > Tom <tomxs_at_hotmail.com>
> > Subject:
> > Mark-8 for sale
> > FYI, from comp.os.cpm:
> > >Mark-8 Computer for sale. Intel 8008 introduced July 1974.
> > >Serious collectors only.
> > >Tom Smith
>
> Based on the junk email I get through hotmail.com (it outnumbers what I
> get from this mailing list, a non-trivial amount), I wouldn't trust a
> posting from there if it told me I was alive. My assumption is that

Actually, hotmail.com has normal users along with its obnoxious
spammers. I communicate with people at hotmail.com all the time.

> "serious collectors only" means "I want a truckload of money" not "I want
> this thing to go to someone who cares".

I'm sure the guy has dollar signs emanating from every pore of his body.

Sam
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