29 Nov
2001
29 Nov
'01
5:01 a.m.
O! And I was going to say maybe she is a closet classic computer user.. ;)
-Bryan
A couple of years ago, she dated Charles Simonyi, chief software architect
of Microsoft and former Xerox PARC scientist who wrote the first WYSIWYG
word processor. Maybe that's where she gets it.
That's kind of weird, I wouldn't have
thought Martha Stewart would even
consider computers to be in her realm of influence.
I've actually though of painting a computer using Martha Stewartish
techniques...... like stamping or rag rolling or maybe some of that
stone fleck stuff. I haven't done it yet, Though. It will still be a
functioning computer, just a little more creative.
Chad Fernandez
Michigan, USA
Russ Blakeman wrote:
>
> Surprised she didn't preach using them as decorative items - a "good
thing"
->
-> Martha Stewart had a short radio column today
-> where She actually preached the ethics of classiccmpers.
-> That is, what do you do with old computers? Number 1
-> was don't toss it (yes), until you check with your local schools,
-> even if you are sure it is obsolete (yes), if you can't place
-> it this way, she continues by mentioning that some people
-> actually collect them as vintage (yes), and then brings up
-> eBay as a sort of last resort (sorry).
->
-> Good press that we all need.
->
-> John A.
-> Project Greenkeys.
->
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