UNIVAC

[Bill Gunshannon]

On 1/28/21 10:52 AM, Jon Elson via cctalk wrote:
> On 01/28/2021 02:29 AM, Curious Marc via cctalk wrote:
>> We have had this guy harassing the Computer History Museum, then all 
>> unsuspecting restorers under the false pretense of doing computer 
>> materials history research. In the end we understood he was trying to 
>> find out if asbestos was used in the machinery or buildings that were 
>> used to make the IBM 1401. We believe he is trying to find a sleazy 
>> way to sue all the computer makers that have made computers in the past.
> Wow!  I doubt there is an asbestos in the actual computer parts, but 
> quite possible asbestos-containing floor tiles and pipe insulation WAS 
> used in the factory buildings, or computer rooms where they were used.
> 
> Suing the manufacturers for something that was general practice 60 years 
> ago seems a far stretch.  And, other than IBM, all the other computer 
> makers are long gone.  Some may have been absorbed into other 
> corporations, of course. Getting legal, what would be his standing for 
> such a suit?
> If he wants a class action, he has to find somebody that was harmed, and 
> then track down others and/or heirs.
> 
> Well, some people just need to find real work, like digging ditches or 
> driving trucks.
> 

Sorry, those tasks take way more intelligence than you are likely
to find in a lawyer.

bill