14 Aug
1998
14 Aug
'98
2:39 p.m.
Sam Ismail wrote:
On Fri, 14 Aug 1998, Joe wrote:
As the old saying goes, never attribute to malice that which may be
adequately explained by stupidity. (Unless the government is
involved -- malicious stupidity at its best).
--
Ward Griffiths <mailto:gram@cnct.com> <http://www.cnct.com/home/gram/>
Bill Gates has this situation where the federal government wants him
convicted for attempting a monopoly. Has Bill considered responding
with a question as to why there's only one Justice Department?
At 02:34 PM 8/13/98 -0500, you wrote:
Interesting point. This auction could have been staged simply to raise
the perceived value of the Altair 8800 just before someone dumps 25 of
them on the market.
Or someone may just be that stupid.
Two theories. Take your pick. $12100 for the world's flakiest S-100 box:
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=24409570
(and the reserve was still not met, but I bet the guy sells, what do you
think?)
I think this whole auction reeks of bull-shit! Everything from the
opening bid of $2500 to reserve of OVER $12,000 and the seller's
insistance of 1 day UPS delivery smells of being a FAKE!