8 Nov
2002
8 Nov
'02
11:40 a.m.
Sellam,
I also had a good laugh yesterday. But maybe for a different reason.
Your "dick" message was received two messages after your message
about acting like a reasonable, mature adult. I thought that was REALLY
funny.
b) treat other folks with respect as one would do in
any public setting
Yeah, I wouldn't want you to come if you
weren't going to be mature and
adult and get along with people as normal folks do.
Does this maturity also include include west coast ham fests where you
may have been making a nuisance of yourself "pushing" vcf?
Or when you try to launch an interruption of service attack on the email
server of another list member?
Or when you were so proud of yourself for your fax machine attack over a
simple fax?
Didn't know I knew about all that, huh?
Yeah, I wouldn't want you to come if you
weren't going to be mature and
adult and get along with people as normal folks do.
You know, I think given an entire lifetime, you will NEVER mature to the
same level as Tony.
But we should definitely get a pool going so we can at
least make Mail
List pay way more for it than he wants to.
Sellam, you're deluded. I don't want it. The DEC market is virtually dead. They
wouldn't be dumping this stuff like that if that wasn't the case.
But help yourself.
Best Regards,
Mail List <mail.list(a)analog-and-digital-solutions.com>
P.S. And you know, I really would have given you my support in your endeavors,
if you would have exhibited a more "live and let live" attitude.
But I have not
felt it necessary to lower myself to your immature level of name
calling and
profanity.
At 08:45 AM 11/8/02 -0800, you wrote:
On Fri, 8 Nov 2002, Mail List wrote:
How is it you feel you have a right to pass
judgement on me?
Because you're a dick.
No, I was concerned that the data sources might
be incomplete and fail
to "conveniently" acknowledge the commercial market sector. You know,
that portion of the economy that is encumbered with real expenses ( like
marketing expenses, payroll, taxes, etc. ) and that provides jobs ( for
those that still have one ) and therefore has to charge prices for their
goods and services which allows them to meet those expenses and remain
in operation.
Look, the book is called _Collectible *MICROCOMPUTERS*_. Sure the LSI-11
is a microcomputer, but that was conveniently left out. There is no
pricing information for PDP stuff, so you can continue to ask whatever the
hell you like for it.
The prices in the book were based on a mixture of actual scarcity (i.e.
supply), demand, gut feeling, and past sales, in that order. At least
that is how I approached it when Michael consulted with me on the pricing.
I can't speak for Michael, as he had final say as to how to value each
machine since it was his book. I think he did a terrific job. The values
are reasonable. The values are based on what a machine might go for in
the real world, not what it would sell for on eBay if the seller was a
dealer and had overhead such as taxes and marketing and payroll, etc.
Since when does ANY value guide take this into account? You are now
arguing for the sake of arguing. Just admin you're a dick and move on.
We'll forget about you soon enough.
Don't lament when you're out of work,
when you have
previously condemned that sector that provided you your jobs. Don't
lament when you see the value of your retirement accounts decline in
value when you condemn those companies that your very same account is
invested in, decline in value, as you complain about their prices ( no
competent fund manager invests funds in the average eBay seller ). This
thing called the economy is something we are all in together. Soil that
where you eat, and you may find the food no longer edible.
Ok, George Bush, we'll allow you to attack Iraq just to get you to shut
up.
<violins>
You know, I used to believe that if everybody
worked together, everybody
could see some benefit from that cooperative relationship, whether that
be parts you have a use for, or cash to buy parts you want, etc. There
have been times that I could have run something by you that would have
helped you out, but previous contact seemed to indicate that you were
all about yourself only. I have since given up. My impression was that
you can't stand to see anyone else realize any benefit from their
contribution. You want it all for yourself. So you have closed off those
opportunities.
</violins>
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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