Uncle Roger wrote:
> At 07:48 PM 4/2/98 -0600, you wrote:
> >* I'll return or destroy any personal data I find on a machine I acquire.
>
> change to:
>
> ...acquire, keeping it in the strictest confidence should I find it
> necessary to view it.
>
> or something like that.
>
More like...if the person(s) that ditched the computer in whatever form didn't
feel the need to safeguard the information prior to release of their
personal/corporate property, then it's of no reason to follow through with any
protection of data/software contained on the machine or disks. If you buy a
camcorder at a consignment or pawn shop and the last owners left a tape of
their after-hours playtime in the camcorder, is it my responsibility to erase,
safeguard or return it? I think not. I feel the same should apply to personal
or business computers. I do however try to reclaim any unsupported or obsolete
software so that it might be reinstalled upon rework of the machine. I also
try to make a backup on floppy for that machine in case the new owner(s)
should require a reinstallation. Some may say that this is a "shady" or "gray"
area of the license, but if the company is long gone I feel their license also
is the same.
Just my opinion...like they say though - "opinions are like
buttholes...everyone has one and they usually stink"
Roger: Very nice page of your collection. A few more pics of each item and it
should become a very informative source for those interested in the world of
the obsolete (the computers, not you).
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Received on Fri Apr 03 1998 - 23:47:27 BST