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classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Dave McGuire
Sent: 03 August 2012 22:49
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: Free to good home - DEC TS05 Tape Drive - Manchester UK
On 08/03/2012 05:41 PM, Jarratt RMA wrote:
On 3 August 2012 19:34, Dave McGuire <mcguire
at neurotica.com> wrote:
>
> My comment wasn't directed at you; someone giving something away
> (or even selling it) is certainly free to set their own
conditions.
I was
just laughing (hysterically) at the whining of "it's so
biiiiiiiiiiig!" for a small tabletop tape drive. It's a one-man
lift...It's not like it's a friggin' TU78!
Not sure if you are indicating that I am one of the whiners, but I
would just like to point out that different people have different
amounts of space to dedicate to this hobby, and what may be tiny in
your books, may not be so for others. If you have the space
then that
is fine, but please don't laugh hysterically
at those not
as fortunate
as yourself.
That was not my intention. I'm just trying to put things
into perspective here. It is not a large device. It's a
tabletop box. I have trouble envisioning a situation in
which someone can't find space for that.