Kevin - Let's wait and see how the rest of the group wants to handle this.
Right now, I am in receipt of two high end video cards (I believe they are both AGP). We need a motherboard, processor, chip, and case to get started, then RAM, ports, drives, etc. A couple of people have offered to buy some of these items, but I am really starting to believe we may be better off just sending a wad to Mike D. and letting him get his pick of something from a manufacturer. Enough people have offered to drop $50 - 100 that this could be a feasible possibility. Of course, this only works if we have a definite commitment from enough individuals... M > -----Original Message----- > From: Kevin Schmidt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 9:52 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Mikey D's machine > > > Mike, et al > > What is needed still? I have a fully working PII 450 sitting > in a closet and would be happy to spare any parts still > needed. They are not the latest greatest, but if it makes > the difference of a machine running or not, I would be happy to help. > > Kevin > > > >I would say it is a sad remark about the economy more than a > personal > >failure on anyone's part. Some people have encountered serious > >hardships since committing to the project and are unable to > contribute > >through no fault of their own. I have spoken with four people since > >Friday about why they were unable to fulfill their > commitment and can > >tell you there are good reasons why they haven't sent anything. > > > >One important note, and this is not directed at anyone in > particular - > >people's situations change rapidly. The reason we are committing to > >doing this is that we want to help a friend in need. Any finger > >pointing, second guessing, or act that would cause this project to > >degenerate into something else would be quite inappropriate. > > > >We can always just send Michael some cash for a new machine as an > >alternative, and that requires zero acrimony. It just takes an > >agreement on how to handle things, so that this effort will have the > >desired result. > > > >M > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 9:26 AM > >> To: CF-Community > >> Subject: RE: Mikey D's machine > >> > >> > >> Personally I think that its sad that people did not follow > >> through with > >> what they pledged. Says a lot to some extent. > >> > >> larry > >> > >> At 09:18 AM 9/8/2003, you wrote: > >> >True. > >> > > >> >Rather, I have numerous modems / NIC cards / sound cards > >> sitting around > >> >that would be suitable for this purpose. > >> > > >> >A number of people have contacted me with apologies / > >> regrets for not > >> >sending component pieces for the system. The reasons > cited have been > >> >practical ones, which I can completely understand. > >> > > >> >I have directed all of these people to apologise personally > >> to Erika, > >> >who seemed the most outraged that this project is not > complete yet. > >> > > >> >But it seems to me we need to look at a fallback plan. > >> Either we need > >> >some people to make a serious commitment to send parts, or > >> we need to > >> >make contributions directly to Mike D. > >> > > >> >M > >> > >> > >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com
