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   Message 52,122 of 53,866   
   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.   
      
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