21 Jun
1997
21 Jun
'97
8:43 a.m.
Tim Shoppa wrote:
I just sent a DEC Rainbow memory card to the Netherlands. On the
customs label
I put: "gift", "no value", and "obsolete computer card".
We'll see if
that gets
it through without a hassle. All of these are true--except to a classic
computer
collector!
Dave
I sent a
floppy to someone in canada and despite it being our neighbor the
customs paper was amazing! I was told it's worse if there is a transaction
involved.
Was I that one??? I'm still searching for that Compupro RAM23
manual for you, Allison - I know it's here somewhere!!! (Said as he looks
at a wall stacked with boxes and boxes of documentation...)
I've had numerous 8" floppies and 7- and 9-track tapes siezed by US Customs
over the years. Their reasoning? If they can't read them, they
can't verify that there isn't anything illegal on them. Besides,
nobody has 8" floppies or open-reel tape drives on "home" computers...
Tim Shoppa, TRIUMF theory group | Internet: shoppa(a)triumf.ca
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