18 Sep
2004
18 Sep
'04
7:57 p.m.
Yet another e-mail virus forged my address on an e-mail to his
address, and it bounced to me with something like "mailbox full".
Which made me think, I haven't seen anything from him since 10 August
or so, and while I've never met him I think he's an old-timer....
A Google search on 'Maslin "San Diego"' found
<http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20040910/news_1m10obitkp.html>
which says:
DONALD A. MASLIN
Nov. 2, 1927-Aug. 28, 2004
Donald A. Maslin, 76, of La Jolla died Aug. 28. He was born in New
Haven, Conn., and was a combat systems department head for the
Navy. He served in the Coast Guard and was a member of the San Diego
Computer Society.
Survivors include his wife, Bristol; and sister, Margaret Stadtler of
Versailles, Ky.
No services were planned.
A scattering of ashes was planned.
Arrangements: Telophase Cremation Society.
(end quote)
-Frank McConnell
18 Sep
18 Sep
8:26 p.m.
Donald A. Maslin, 76, of La Jolla died Aug. 28. He was
born in New
Haven, Conn., and was a combat systems department head for the
Navy. He served in the Coast Guard and was a member of the San Diego
Computer Society.
That's a sincere loss. I met Don several times in San Diego, and found him
a charming gentleman. I wish all the best to his family.
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8:40 p.m.
Which made me think, I haven't seen anything from
him since 10 August
or so, and while I've never met him I think he's an old-timer....
Thanks for passing that on, Don will be missed. August was a bad month.
Zane
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10:23 p.m.
That just sux :( Don had helped me out several times in the past :(
At 10:40 PM 9/18/2004, you wrote:
Which made me
think, I haven't seen anything from him since 10 August
or so, and while I've never met him I think he's an old-timer....
Thanks for passing that on, Don will be missed. August was a bad month.
Zane
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| | Classic Computer Collector |
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+
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19 Sep
19 Sep
1:44 a.m.
On Sat, 18 Sep 2004, Frank McConnell wrote:
A Google search on 'Maslin "San
Diego"' found
<http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20040910/news_1m10obitkp.html>
which says:
DONALD A. MASLIN
Nov. 2, 1927-Aug. 28, 2004
Donald A. Maslin, 76, of La Jolla died Aug. 28. He was born in New
Haven, Conn., and was a combat systems department head for the
Navy. He served in the Coast Guard and was a member of the San Diego
Computer Society.
Aw man. This truly sucks. Big time. Don was such a great contributor to
our silly little hobby. He was always there to offer you a system disk
for your random computer.
Now I'm bummed-out...
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6:29 a.m.
Don was a great guy - and as Sellam says, was always willing to help provide
you with system and boot disks. I last chatted and swapped disks with him
last March. His passing will be a great loss to our group - both as a
hobbiest, a willing helper and friend. We will miss him dearly. It makes me
very sad indeed..
Lyle
On Sunday 19 September 2004 03:44, Vintage Computer Festival wrote:
On Sat, 18 Sep 2004, Frank McConnell wrote:
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"Black holes are where God is dividing by zero"
A Google search on 'Maslin "San
Diego"' found
<http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20040910/news_1m10obitkp.html>
which says:
DONALD A. MASLIN
Nov. 2, 1927-Aug. 28, 2004
Donald A. Maslin, 76, of La Jolla died Aug. 28. He was born in New
Haven, Conn., and was a combat systems department head for the
Navy. He served in the Coast Guard and was a member of the San Diego
Computer Society.
Aw man. This truly sucks. Big time. Don was such a great contributor to
our silly little hobby. He was always there to offer you a system disk
for your random computer.
Now I'm bummed-out... 
1:58 p.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces(a)classiccmp.org
[mailto:cctalk-bounces@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Lyle Bickley
Sent: 19 September 2004 16:30
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: Don Maslin
Don was a great guy - and as Sellam says, was always willing
to help provide you with system and boot disks. I last
chatted and swapped disks with him last March. His passing
will be a great loss to our group - both as a hobbiest, a
willing helper and friend. We will miss him dearly. It
makes me very sad indeed..
In talking to people who worked at CPT Corp on the CPT series of word
processors I rediscovered I'd been talking to Don last december about the
machines :-\
If we?re talking about the same Don Maslin then RIP Don, and thanks for the
help. If not, let us know where you are!
Cheers
w
5:01 a.m.
Damm! I'm sorry to hear that. Don helped me (and many others) a lot
over the years. Don was an irreplacable asset to this hobby and I'll sure
miss him.
Joe
At 09:57 PM 9/18/04 -0700, you wrote:
Yet another e-mail virus forged my address on an e-mail
to his
address, and it bounced to me with something like "mailbox full".
Which made me think, I haven't seen anything from him since 10 August
or so, and while I've never met him I think he's an old-timer....
A Google search on 'Maslin "San Diego"' found
<http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20040910/news_1m10obitkp.html>
which says:
DONALD A. MASLIN
Nov. 2, 1927-Aug. 28, 2004
Donald A. Maslin, 76, of La Jolla died Aug. 28. He was born in New
Haven, Conn., and was a combat systems department head for the
Navy. He served in the Coast Guard and was a member of the San Diego
Computer Society.
Survivors include his wife, Bristol; and sister, Margaret Stadtler of
Versailles, Ky.
No services were planned.
A scattering of ashes was planned.
Arrangements: Telophase Cremation Society.
(end quote)
-Frank McConnell
5:17 a.m.
At 11:57 PM 9/18/2004, you wrote:
DONALD A. MASLIN
Nov. 2, 1927-Aug. 28, 2004
Donald A. Maslin, 76, of La Jolla died Aug. 28.
A fine man, clearly - one of those saints who'd help whenever
he could.
A month ago, a young woman I knew passed away at the age of 32
from another bout of cancer. She had many
cyber-friends, spent
time with them in IM, and took many digital pictures. Her
older
parents weren't very computer-literate, so they really appreciated
my offer to help archive, scrub and re-purpose her PC and laptop.
They knew they didn't want to lose her pictures, but they were
at a loss as how to save them.
Every hobby faces this, of course: we're going to lose human
repositories of wisdom and stuff, young and old. We can be
thankful that they've done major and minor brain-dumps to
this mailing list.
No one would argue that it would be insensitive to contact the
family to tell them what their relative meant to a group of
friends in cyberspace. They may not even know about us.
I also don't think it's crass to remind the family that we'll help
find a good home for all the stuff that the departed treasured
and hoarded, because chances are good that there's no one within
their family that appreciates it the way we do. And heavens,
as many here have discussed, it doesn't hurt to put a clause
in your will to direct the disposal of your treasured junk.
And perhaps someday we'll all have a decent cyber-deadman's-switch.
It may mean the world to you now, but how many times have you
heard stories of families filling multiple Dumpsters to clean out
Grandpa's house of junk after he died? It'll mean nothing to
the person cleaning up, unless you write it down.
- John
5:53 a.m.
>> A fine man, clearly - one of those saints
who'd help
>> whenever he could.
<< Snip of long, and very well written post >>
>> No one would argue that it would be
insensitive to contact
>> the family to tell them what their relative meant to a
>> group of friends in cyberspace. They may not even know about us.
My only comment is that one member of this list be the designated contact to
the family. At least initially until their reaction is known. I have seen
many people react in very different ways while grieving.
If there is anyone on this list who knows a family member or friend of Don's
then I engourage that person to talk with them and see how to best proceed.
Let me take this opportunity to pass on my sincerest condolences to the
family and friends of Don. He will surely be missed by many here.
David
noon
With independence of this sad notice about Don Maslin,
you express some thoughts below that impressed me, John.
In this electronic era, our computer is the box of our letters,
thoughts, diaries, legacy and memories. I NEVER thought
about it until now.
I consider your suggestion about Don's family a piece
of sensibility. No one can be angry for a request to inform
how many people knew and appreciate one member of his
or her family.
Someone said that our inmortality is in the mind of all
the people that remember us.
Greetings
Sergio
12:19 p.m.
>DONALD A. MASLIN
>Nov. 2, 1927-Aug. 28, 2004
>Donald A. Maslin, 76, of La Jolla died Aug. 28.
On Sun, 19 Sep 2004, John Foust wrote:
as many here have discussed, it doesn't hurt to
put a clause
in your will to direct the disposal of your treasured junk.
That is very true, but even that doesn't work out -
Don was the designated heir for the most important thing that I own:
On Wed, 9 Jan 2002, Don Maslin wrote:
I'll let
you know when I locate the tote of Flagtstaff stuff
I will appreciate it.
> PS: I've left word with the executor for my will that you are to get collection of
alien diskettes.
Hope that is a long way away, Fred, and that I am still around as I am
in my 75th year now by a few months. Good living and longevity to both
of us!
- don 
21 Sep
21 Sep
1:55 p.m.
Although it's been a few years, Don helped me big-time on several
occasions, and we chatted back and forth several times by email.
I'm originally from San Diego (Don lived in La Jolla, a nearby city)
and he once worked at General Dynamics, as did my parents.
I miss him already.
Glen
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank McConnell" <fmc(a)reanimators.org>
To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2004 12:57 AM
Subject: Don Maslin
Yet another e-mail virus forged my address on an
e-mail to his
address, and it bounced to me with something like "mailbox full".
Which made me think, I haven't seen anything from him since 10 August
or so, and while I've never met him I think he's an old-timer....
A Google search on 'Maslin "San Diego"' found
<http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20040910/news_1m10obitkp.html>
which says:
DONALD A. MASLIN
Nov. 2, 1927-Aug. 28, 2004
Donald A. Maslin, 76, of La Jolla died Aug. 28. He was born in New
Haven, Conn., and was a combat systems department head for the
Navy. He served in the Coast Guard and was a member of the San Diego
Computer Society.
Survivors include his wife, Bristol; and sister, Margaret Stadtler of
Versailles, Ky.
No services were planned.
A scattering of ashes was planned.
Arrangements: Telophase Cremation Society.
(end quote)
-Frank McConnell
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