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|    Andreas Kohlbach to davemcmurtrie@gmail.com    |
|    Re: Preserving the history of Commodore     |
|    19 Oct 17 19:11:10    |
      From: ank@spamfence.net              On Thu, 19 Oct 2017 15:19:36 -0700 (PDT), davemcmurtrie@gmail.com wrote:       >       > There are dozens of websites, forums and Facebook pages for the       > purpose of exploring the technical bits of Commodore. And really,       > there should be. Commodore was a tech company for part of its       > history. There are also dozens of Commodore fan pages and that's also       > a wonderful thing.       >       > I have no desire to add to that or replace what's already out there.       > What I am hoping to achieve is to focus on the historical side of the       > company. Probably every day, somewhere in the world an attic is       > cleaned out and an old Commodore brochure is thrown away, or the       > instruction booklet for a Commodore game, or an old Commodore       > advertisement. Or maybe someone worked for Commodore and they have       > old company memos laying around. I wanted to set up an easy way for       > folks to share those items instead of just throwing them in the       > garbage. Also, I wanted people who grew up with Commodore but maybe       > aren't still fans to have a place where they can go to reminisce.       >       > If you have a moment, please check out the Facebook group I started a       > few weeks ago. If you'd like to join, please do so. I'll be happy to       > have you. I would also really appreciate it if you have scans,       > pictures or stories you'd like to share with everyone else. The group       > is tiny at the moment, but I'm hoping you can help it to grow.       >       > The group can be found at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1985860541658665/       >       > I hope to see some/all of you there.              There is probably already archive.org and bitsavers doing exactly this.       --       Andreas       You know you are a redneck if       your car has never had a full tank of gas.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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