More DEC Stuff Coming

From: Don Maslin <donm_at_cts.com>
Date: Wed Apr 30 23:52:01 2003

On Wed, 30 Apr 2003, Tony Duell wrote:

> > I'd love a VT103 but I guess shipping to the UK would be a bit prohibitive!
> > My gf's coming over to the US in August but the last time she brought
> > something home for me (TRS80 MIII) some baggage 'handlers' forgot that glass
> > breaks when its dropped :(
>
> I beleive the original packing box for the M3/M4 had the following
> printed on it : 'Do not drop, or CRT may implode' ... Mind you , I once
> had a CRT sent by Royal Mail (who are good at wrecking things!) in a
> cardboard box with _no_ packing -- just rattling around in the box, and
> it arrived in onve piece. How, I will never know...
>
> Is it time to repost the story of the 'Danger Implosives' sign :-)

A good story is always worthy of repetition!
                                                - don

> -tony
Received on Wed Apr 30 2003 - 23:52:01 BST