Form a user's group. Classicmp needs solidarity.

From: R. D. Davis <rdd_at_smart.net>
Date: Wed Nov 22 19:46:22 2000

On Sun, 19 Nov 2000 THETechnoid_at_home.com wrote:
> The Vax link messages got me thinking.
>
> Why not incorporate the Classiccmp group in the United States?

Interesting idea, with chapters worldwide.

> I know we allready have good comms, but this would provide a raft for all
> the disasociated members of groups such as Nadgug, Decus (or whatever they

About how many of us are there? Let's say that there are at least a
hundred of us, and we each donate a minimum of US$300 for the first
year's dues... that should help to get things going and then have a
range of membership types like other non-profits have. For example:

US$300 - initial membership fee (required of new members - too high?)

US$30 - ongoing basic membership fee (covers magazine subscr., etc.)
US$65 - circuit saver (add free access to all on-line documentation)
US$100 - supporting hacker - (add free CD-ROMs of x number of OSs, etc./yr)
US$200 - restoration supporter (add free T-shirt)
US$350 - old iron preserver (add free poster of any old-iron system)
US$500 - vintage conservateur (add free swearshirt)
US$1000+ - classic computer patron (free admission to events)

> are calling it today), and others. It would also provide an umbrella under
> which we could accept donations without taxation.

...then sell the equipment to members, and, other interested parties
(just to make it legal), as an on-going fundraiser? As companies
could take a tax-deduction for the equipment that they donate to us
instead of selling it to scrap dealers. We could amass a huge amount
of documentation, and imaging companies could possible take tax
donations by helping to scan it into a machine-readable format like
PostScript. OEMs may choose to donate their remaining documentation,
design info., sorce code, etc. information to us for old equipment in
exchance for a tax deduction. Then, there are also grants that we
could obtain.

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