Re: [Amc-list] random contact about lost 65 770

[tom jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 7:25 AM, Wrambler <wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I have not recieved one bit of interest in the beast.


I was involved in a vintage computer mailing list (60's and 70's stuff, I
had a big Data General minicomputer; think 3 refrigerators!) a few years
back. A common theme was, some poor SOB has some machine, or giant tape
drive, whatever, that's interesting and uncommon -- like no person has seen
one in 20 years uncommon. Goes like this:

owner: Big Unwieldy Thing has got to go, no room for it! Come get for
free/$10. I scrap it in 4 weeks.
chorus from the list: IT IS VALUABLE. YOU MUST KEEP IT! YOU ARE A BAD PERSON
FOR SCRAPPING.
owner: no room. come get. I help load! Spares! Manuals! All cables! Love and
kisses! 4 weeks its landfill.
chorus from the list: SOMEONE WILL BUY IT BAD PERSON SCRAP VALUE THING
owner: You value it? Come get! Free! Will hold N extra weeks for you to make
arrangements!
chorus from the list: I DONT WANT IT BUT SOMEBODY MUST!

That last two lines are the deadlock situation. Turns out, things are only
valuable when someone wants it. This AMC list is sane and sensible (present
company excluded! :-) THOSE people were crazy, and would flame you and
moderators had to step in!

>From this I learned a valuable lesson:

OBJECTS HAVE NO INTRINSIC VALUE. They're only worth something if someone
wants it.
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