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Article #34708Re: Creating a list of hot items...
From: Bob Hablutzel
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 1988 14:09
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 1988 14:09
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> Since it would be impossible to unload that much equipment in this area, we > believe that they will be trying to get rid of it somewhere else. (If anyone > offers to sell you an almost brand new laser printer, be suspicious.) The > only thing that we could see would be to publish a list of serial numbers of > the stolen items, and distribute it throughout the country (by electronic > means, at least). What better way than to use the Usenet/BITNET/ARPA/ > AppleLink/etc. networks. Make sure you Link the serial numbers of these machines to Apple. One nice thing they do is publish the serial numbers of stolen equipment on (I assume) a regular basis. I think the idea is that if a repair center comes across a stolen Mac, they can contact the appropriate authorities. Bob Hablutzel BOB@NUACC.ACNS.NWU.EDU Disclaimer: I speak for noone but myself, and I could be wrong.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!ncrlnk!ncr-sd!hp-sdd!hplabs!decwrl!purdue!mailrus!ames!ncar!tank!nucsrl!bob From: bob@eecs.nwu.edu (Bob Hablutzel) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Creating a list of hot items... Message-ID: <10330085@eecs.nwu.edu> Date: 22 Nov 88 14:09:13 GMT References: <4843@bsu-cs.UUCP> Organization: Northwestern U, Evanston IL, USA Lines: 15