Upon the date 09:04 AM 8/18/99 -0400, allisonp_at_world.std.com said something
like:
>> Then you'd end up with the piece of crap altair supply...
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>> <VENT WARNING - proceed at your own risk>
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>> Ahem... (with regard to the last line immediately above) Get Stuffed!
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>Thanky very much and, here's your sign!
>
>Let me introduce myself...
>
>in december of 1974 I got my copy of Popular Electronics as usual and lo
>and behold there was Altair. Having some expereince with 8008 prior to
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>Not a rant, just a loud, wake up! The good old days were more than simple.
>VCF is dedicated to showing the full story, all of it including the dirty
>sides like the World Power SCAM.
>
>Allison
Very well said Allison! I got my own engineering dander up at this but you
stated our position better than I would have. Additionally, back in '74 I
was still a student and trying to work full time to keep up with the bills.
The Altair/MITS machines were a real dream for me. I still have all those
R-E and Popular Electronics mags. I never got a real computer until my H8
back in '81 and went into debt for the system.
Regards, Chris
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Christian Fandt, Electronic/Electrical Historian
Jamestown, NY USA cfandt_at_netsync.net
Member of Antique Wireless Association
URL:
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Received on Wed Aug 18 1999 - 11:14:54 BST