Re: [NTLK] The Cube Is Dead!

From: Bill Davis (newton_at_ecity.net)
Date: Sat Jul 07 2001 - 23:54:45 EDT


>
>>Stainless Steel Rat wrote:
>>
>>> * Greg & Jeanette Wayman <gwayman_at_earthlink.net> on Thu, 05 Jul 2001
>>> | Another word .........Lisa!
>>>
>>> Lisa never really died. It got a facelift and changed its name to
>>> "Macintosh".
>>
>>Lets tell that to the HUNDREDS of units Apple dumped int the local Landfill
>>
>>Greg
>
>I believe that was the Apple III that got landfilled. It was a dog of a
>machine anyway and deserved its fate. Anyway, its nice to know that our
>cube is now and instant classic!
>
>
Nope, it was the Lisa. I'm positive. I was reading a web site a few
weeks ago that had scans of the articles from the paper of the city where
they dumped 'em about the dumping. For tax reasons, it was easier/cheaper
for apple to landfill 'em than to donate 'em.

 - Bill

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