15 Jan
1998
15 Jan
'98
6:48 a.m.
Tat goes without saying: placing a machine in a want list is also an
engagement to purchase it. Otherwise the system would not work for too long.
There should be an update prior to each outing to make sure that the
machines are still wanted.
let's say I'm going to a hamfest next WE, I post the info on that mailing
list (for the ones that want to be part of the ring), then I get requests
and bring the list of wanted with me. If i find one of the machines I buy it
and let the party interested know about it. If I get an I don't want it
anymore response I don't thinl I'll be looking for more of the guy's stuff.
And I'll make sure that everybody knows about it.
Another problem is knowing if they still want the
item. If you tell me
that you want an X-computer and I buy one for you 2 months later I don't
want to hear that you've changed your mind or that you've already found
one.
If anyone isn't going to take the stuff that they said they wanted then
don't post a message saying that you want it. If you post a "wanted"
message then you're obligated to take it when someone gets it for you.
Joe
15 Jan
15 Jan
6:41 a.m.
On Thu, 15 Jan 1998, Francois Auradon wrote:
Tat goes without saying: placing a machine in a want
list is also an
engagement to purchase it. Otherwise the system would not work for too long.
There should be an update prior to each outing to make sure that the
machines are still wanted.
let's say I'm going to a hamfest next WE, I post the info on that mailing
list (for the ones that want to be part of the ring), then I get requests
and bring the list of wanted with me. If i find one of the machines I buy it
and let the party interested know about it. If I get an I don't want it
anymore response I don't thinl I'll be looking for more of the guy's stuff.
And I'll make sure that everybody knows about it.
This could be done with a well maintained web page. Those using it would
agree to abide by some groud rules, ie. if you have a wanted posting and
someone finds and acquires the system for you then you must buy it from
them. One way to keep the postings fresh is to have them expire after a
week or some reasonably determined time period. That will ensure that
listings do not go stale. The wantee would then be required to re-post
his/her want regularly.
Hmmm, I think I'll create just such a service at the VCF web page. This
would be nice for advertising.
Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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6:58 a.m.
New subject: Anyone with an Ohio Scientific machine?
I have several Ohio Scientific Challenger ][ machines but none of them are
disk based. I'd be willing to trade some of them in exchange toward
getting a disk based system up and running.
I don't have the inventory off the top of my head but I can sure figure
out what I have and see if we have any trading possibilities.
George
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George L. Rachor george(a)racsys.rt.rain.com
Beaverton, Oregon
4:58 p.m.
New subject: Anyone with an Ohio Scientific machine?
I would love any Ohio Scientific machine with BASIC and cassette
that worked. I've been looking for one for a long time. What kinds of
things are you looking for?
Michael Fulbright
msf(a)redhat.com
8:25 a.m.
Sam,
Sounds like a good idea. Go for it!
Joe
At 09:41 AM 1/15/98 -0800, you wrote:
dastar(a)siconic.com
On Thu, 15 Jan 1998, Francois Auradon wrote:
> Tat goes without saying: placing a machine in a want list is also an
> engagement to purchase it. Otherwise the system would not work for too
long.
> There should be an update prior to each outing to
make sure that the
> machines are still wanted.
> let's say I'm going to a hamfest next WE, I post the info on that mailing
> list (for the ones that want to be part of the ring), then I get requests
> and bring the list of wanted with me. If i find one of the machines I
buy it
and let the
party interested know about it. If I get an I don't want it
anymore response I don't thinl I'll be looking for more of the guy's stuff.
And I'll make sure that everybody knows about it.
This could be done with a well maintained web page. Those using it would
agree to abide by some groud rules, ie. if you have a wanted posting and
someone finds and acquires the system for you then you must buy it from
them. One way to keep the postings fresh is to have them expire after a
week or some reasonably determined time period. That will ensure that
listings do not go stale. The wantee would then be required to re-post
his/her want regularly.
Hmmm, I think I'll create just such a service at the VCF web page. This
would be nice for advertising.
Sam Alternate e-mail:
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3:08 p.m.
;-) Joe head-scratched, yawned, then typed:
Sam,
Sounds like a good idea. Go for it!
Joe
At 09:41 AM 1/15/98 -0800, you wrote:
>Hmmm, I think I'll create just such a service at the VCF web page. This
>would be nice for advertising.
Hey, Sam!
Wanna avoid re-creating the wheel? Does your server allow you to run Perl
scripts? I wrote just such a program (you can check it out at:
http://www.value.net/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/~thedock/c100sale.pl
that's a Model 100/102/200 for sale listing I wrote for a friend)
with the expiration built-in (but he's got it set to 90 days -- I just
change a variable and we have 7-10 days or whatever!)
If you like it, lemme know and I'll change it for you, and forward it along!
HTH,
Roger "Merch" Merchberger
--
Roger Merchberger | If at first you don't succeed,
Programmer, NorthernWay | nuclear warhead disarmament should *not*
zmerch(a)northernway.net | be your first career choice.
8:17 a.m.
At 11:48 AM 1/15/98 -0600, you wrote:
Tat goes without saying: placing a machine in a want
list is also an
engagement to purchase it. Otherwise the system would not work for too long.
There should be an update prior to each outing to make sure that the
machines are still wanted.
That's not practical for me. I went looking (and found :-) last
Saturday, yesterday (found more) and I will go again today ( I know where
there's a keyboard that I need) and again next Thursday (big NASA auction)
for certain. I look a lot, that's why I find a lot. One of the FEW
advantages of living in a big city.
Joe
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