On Fri, 15 Aug 1997, Ward Griffiths and/or Lisa Rogers wrote:
On Fri, 15 Aug 1997, Glenn Roberts wrote:
From:
Tom <tomxs(a)hotmail.com>
Subject:
Mark-8 for sale
FYI, from comp.os.cpm:
>Mark-8 Computer for sale. Intel 8008 introduced July 1974.
>Serious collectors only.
>Tom Smith
Based on the junk email I get through
hotmail.com (it outnumbers what I
get from this mailing list, a non-trivial amount), I wouldn't trust a
posting from there if it told me I was alive. My assumption is that
Actually,
hotmail.com has normal users along with its obnoxious
spammers. I communicate with people at
hotmail.com all the time.
"serious collectors only" means "I want
a truckload of money" not "I want
this thing to go to someone who cares".
I'm sure the guy has dollar signs emanating from every pore of his body.
Sam
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