27 May
1999
27 May
'99
2:49 a.m.
Upon the date 09:22 AM 5/27/99 -0400, Charles E. Fox said something like:
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In my opinion you are doing the right thing in just
formatting the HD. If
too much noise is made about this problem the word will get around and
people will destroy their discarded computers rather than let them get into
the hands of collecters.
Agreed. Paranoia on a poor news day seems to get the press' yellow
journalism mode switched on.
In some cases users don't know how to scrub the
hard drive, and in others
the computer has gone down and they can't erase it without going to some
expense.
Possibly somebody (Sam?) could come up with a "Computer Collector's Code
of Ethics" which would include erasing any confidential material on
acquired computers.
Hasn't something like this been written in the ClassicCmp FAQ from the
ClassicCmp originator, Bill Whitson? (now where the heck did I file that
FAQ? It's been so dang long ago that I'd seen it . . .)
Also, Sam just referred us to go see Uncle Roger's Classic Computer
Collector's Code of Conduct at:
http://sinasohn.com/clascomp/ccccc.htm
This is a fine code which Roger had come up with sometime ago. We should
closely adhere to it as our personal policy.
Regards, Chris
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Christian Fandt, Electronic/Electrical Historian
Jamestown, NY USA cfandt(a)netsync.net
Member of Antique Wireless Association
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