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Re: Stuff this guy!!

#155
From: Tom Minchin
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 1995 00:00
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cjkoh1@MFS02.cc.monash.edu.au (Ching Koh) writes:

>>Sorry, you're just on the wrong group!! We don't want diddley-assed PC
>>questions by "assemblers" out there. This group is about building
>>computers and other interesting devices by designing a one of a kind
>>computer and soldering it together and maybe writing your own
>>operating system for it or even your own languages, so to those who put
>>together computers out of pre-made boards, your questions about them
>>are NOT WELCOME HERE!!! There are already a bunch of PC groups. Don't
>>add us to your damned Newsgroup line or we'll crash yo' mama's
>>computer!! Got dat!!

>Who is this guy anyway?

>If what you say is true. Then why don't you go and say the same thing to all 
>those people who post things like:
>1.  Help! My MB blown up!
>2.  Is this so and so MB good?
>3.  Warnning! Don't buy this so and so stuff from ....
>ARE YOU the GROUP founder or WHAT?

It was a fair enough reply. The original poster crossposted to all sorts
of groups including alt.something.homebuilt. Which was not really appropriate
for that groups charter.

Tom

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From: tom@toadhall1.anu.edu.au (Tom Minchin)
Subject: Re: Stuff this guy!!
Date: 1995/08/21
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