22 Nov
2000
22 Nov
'00
11:46 a.m.
On Sun, 19 Nov 2000 THETechnoid(a)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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