29 Jan
2021
29 Jan
'21
2:22 p.m.
On 1/28/21 10:52 AM, Jon Elson via cctalk wrote:
On 01/28/2021 02:29 AM, Curious Marc via cctalk
wrote:
Sorry, those tasks take way more intelligence than you are likely
to find in a lawyer.
bill
We have had this guy harassing the Computer
History Museum, then all
unsuspecting restorers under the false pretense of doing computer
materials history research. In the end we understood he was trying to
find out if asbestos was used in the machinery or buildings that were
used to make the IBM 1401. We believe he is trying to find a sleazy
way to sue all the computer makers that have made computers in the past.
Wow!? I
doubt there is an asbestos in the actual computer parts, but
quite possible asbestos-containing floor tiles and pipe insulation WAS
used in the factory buildings, or computer rooms where they were used.
Suing the manufacturers for something that was general practice 60 years
ago seems a far stretch.? And, other than IBM, all the other computer
makers are long gone.? Some may have been absorbed into other
corporations, of course. Getting legal, what would be his standing for
such a suit?
If he wants a class action, he has to find somebody that was harmed, and
then track down others and/or heirs.
Well, some people just need to find real work, like digging ditches or
driving trucks.