ForSale items on Classiccmp

From: Bruce Lane <kyrrin_at_jps.net>
Date: Thu Apr 9 09:44:56 1998

Andrew Davie scribed...

>I object to the use of the Classic Computer mailing list for advertising
>for-sale items on an ongoing basis for profit. I consider the use of this
>list in this way akin to dropping advertising leaflets in my mailbox, or
>ringing me up and asking if I want to buy insurance.

        I'm going to assume that you're referring to Russ Blakeman's posts (please
forgive me if this is inaccurate), and possibly to the postings of
'classic' systems in need of rescuing.

        My take on this is that I'm sorry you feel that way. For my part, I'm darn
glad to have someone posting to the list who seems to have a steady stream
of older gear available, and pretty decent prices to boot.

        There's still plenty of good information to be had in the list. The few
'For Sale' postings I've seen from Russ and others (Jim Willing for another
example) have, if anything, increased the value of CLASSICCMP for me. Also,
as I recall, CLASSICCMP's charter allows for the posting of such blurbs as
long as what's being advertised is computer-related and of 'Classic'
(greater than ten years old) vintage.

        As for systems needing rescue, darn few people who post that they're
getting rid of systems to comp.sys.dec or comp.sys.dec.micro even know this
list exists. I will always forward such notes, if I happen to see them,
over to the list server. I know that doing so has resulted in at least a
couple of rescues that might otherwise have ended up with the scrappers.


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Received on Thu Apr 09 1998 - 09:44:56 BST