it's just typical (was: First Apple I up for auction) - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

17 Jun 1999

I don't know where this "reporter" got his information, but MITS did not
build the IMSAI.  It's sacrilege, that's what it is!  It's like saying the
Silver Cloud was built by YUGO.

Dick

-----Original Message-----
From: Sellam Ismail &lt;dastar(a)ncal.verio.com&gt;
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
&lt;classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu&gt;
Date: Thursday, June 17, 1999 12:19 PM
Subject: Re: First Apple I up for auction

...
 On Thu, 17 Jun 1999, Zane H. Healy wrote:

> Now's some lucky persons chance to own a piece of computing history.
>
> http://www.wired.com/news/news/technology/story/20271.html
>
> Sam is in the article, and the place selling the computer is hoping to get
...
   $40,000 for
it. 
<BIG ANNOYED SIGH>

I love being misquoted.  I also love it when the journalist takes the
information I give him and jumbles it all up into a miserable pile of
gibberish.

Oh well, the price I pay for free publicity.

Sellam                                    Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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