13 Apr
2025
13 Apr
'25
11:07 p.m.
On Mar 31, 2025, at 2:14 AM, donald donaldwhittemore.com via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
You may want to contact Dave. I believe he is doing things with this stuff. Ex-Microsoft
software engineer.
He’s also someone who made most of his money through the “SoftwareOnline.com” scam, and
who doesn’t actually do any research before trying things such that he will ruin hardware
on a regular basis and then ask for help fixing/replacing it under the assumption that
money can cure everything.
He’s done thing like install Qbus boards upside down and fried them, and been unable to
figure out why something’s not working when the PSU’s 5V rail wasn’t working until he got
some former DEC people to come hold his hand and use (gasp) a multimeter.
At least with the classic cars he “restores” he just hires people to do the work and then
takes credit for the restoration, with the computers he just Dunning-Krugers his way
around breaking things until someone generously offers to help.
Oh, and one should never, ever just give him anything, because he’ll turn around and sell
it with a few thousand dollar starting bid on eBay “as seen on my YouTube channel.”
— Chris