Eric Dittman wrote:
>>As regards any rescue efforts, I want to implore everyone not to besiege
>>hapless admins in the Ga. University System with requests for
>>information, machines, etc. USG cannot sell or transfer state property
>>itself. We should be grateful for any support they can lend a rescue
>>effort, but all this has to go through the state Dept. of Adminstrative
>>Services, so let's don't put our friends behind the eight-ball, ok?
>>
>>I want to thank those parties who have offered a home, but my best guess
>>and my gut instinct is that it's going to take the governor's approval
>>and maybe an act of the legislature to take the 960 out of the state. If
>>you're playing at that level, you're way ahead of me here.
>>
>
> There are a couple of steps I'd recommend:
>
> 1) Calling the University Board of Regents and try to arrange a time
> to discuss the issue with them, explaining the desire to preserve
> a bit of history. If they can't set aside some time, ask to send
> a letter. I would recommend trying to bring the president of the
> University on board, too.
>
> 2) Call your state representative's office to see if they would be
> willing to discuss the issue. Try the governor's office, too.
>
> What you want to stress is this is a part of computing history, and
> there are people willing to preserve the system at no cost to the
> state and University.
> -
> Eric Dittman
> dittman_at_dittman.net
> Check out the DEC Enthusiasts Club at http://www.dittman.net/
>
>
>
Yes, those are excellent suggestions and wlll no doubt come into play at
some point, in some fashion, but the best way I see to approach this is
as a standard service procurement contract, through DOAS. At this point,
actually getting the property is secondary to seeing that it remains
worth getting. USG has nothing say about that once the DOAS contractor
shows up to remove it. That's what I'm focusing on right now. Bidding on
it at auction will be the easy part.
I'm getting that people just aren't realizing how different things are
here.
later,
jbdigriz
Received on Wed Nov 14 2001 - 14:13:58 GMT