Xref: utzoo comp.unix.wizards:25142 comp.misc:12264 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uwm.edu!ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!mrcnext!chuck From: chuck@mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu (charles bridgeland) Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards,comp.misc Subject: Re: Terminal bashing (Re: POSIX bashing) Message-ID: Date: 25 Apr 91 23:46:39 GMT References: <1991Apr14.094953.12840@thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu> <130073@uunet.UU.NET> Sender: usenet@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (News) Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana Lines: 27 peter@ficc.ferranti.com (peter da silva) writes: >> many Datamedia 1521 terminals to whoever auctions them off. They'd >> simply SMASH the screens, and throw them away. >That's disgusting. I know lots of people who would pay $25 or so for these >because that's all they can afford. They'd love some cheap terminals. We >have hundreds of people on local BBSes who *can'* afford a terminal and call >up using those horrible 40-column teletext devices U.S.Videotel rents. >If nothing else, donate them to some charity. Throw in some $50 1200 baud >modems and a list of BBS numbers. DON'T WASTE A PERFECTLY GOOD RESOURCE! >(I'm sorry, but this is insane. Your Government In Action) ------------------------------------------ indeed, my place of work is shortly going to be tossing many of their old ibm pcs--like, right out in the dumpster. they never have done anything with them that a c64 couldn't do, but they've been replaced with model 30s and 50, w/ color and hd--gotta have the latest. bah! -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- chuck bridgeland---anarchoRepublican "one thing about a police state, you can always find the police" l. neil smith chuck@mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu hire me so I can quit this pit. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------