[cctalk] Re: Store with "vintage" computers and parts
On Thu, 9 Feb 2023 at 23:27, ben via cctalk wrote: > > I wish a custom clock made. A nixie tube alarm clock > with a real bell. Ben. Talk to Dalibor Farny: https://www.daliborfarny.com/ -- Liam Proven ~ Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk ~ gMail/gTalk/FB: lpro...@gmail.com Twitter/LinkedIn: lproven ~ Skype: liamproven IoM: (+44) 7624 277612: UK: (+44) 7939-087884 Czech [+ WhatsApp/Telegram/Signal]: (+420) 702-829-053
[cctalk] Re: Store with "vintage" computers and parts
Sorry folks for all the typos in my last post. Regards, Tarek Hoteit > On Feb 15, 2023, at 10:04 AM, Tarek Hoteit via cctalk > wrote: > > Seems click bait to me. The store has only 1 item listed and 809 reviews. > 165 watchers too. If we have 165 watchers interesting in this thinkpad (which > by the way one was sold with 15bid for $232 > https://www.ebay.com/itm/144927584635) then maybe that 818,888 (notice the > flowers too in the listing) than I assume at least one is in this group. > Seems to me the listing is a sarcastic or insulting way to recognize vintage > tech > > Regards, > Tarek Hoteit > >>> On Feb 14, 2023, at 10:45 PM, Steve Lewis via cctalk >>> wrote: >>> >> Wait, are Web Rings going to come back into fashion? :D >> >> Speaking of shady vintage websites, what the heck is up with this guy >> trying to sell a late model IBM laptop for more than an Apple-1 ? Is that >> Hunter's laptop? >> https://www.ebay.com/itm/183849347474 >> >> >> >> >> On Fri, Feb 10, 2023 at 10:15 AM Ethan O'Toole via cctalk < >> cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: >> I would be interested in knowing some of those options. Thanks, Will >>> >>> Brave Search / Brave Browser is one. >>> >>> Yandex is a Russian search engine that can come in useful sometimes. >>> >>> Trying to find ISO CD images of discs for music hardware (Samplers) it >>> feels like the internet through google is way smaller than it used to be. >>> >>> The bad thing is there is a ton of knowledge on facebook that isn't >>> indexed to the public web. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> : Ethan O'Toole >>> >>> >>>
[cctalk] Re: Store with "vintage" computers and parts
Seems click bait to me. The store has only 1 item listed and 809 reviews. 165 watchers too. If we have 165 watchers interesting in this thinkpad (which by the way one was sold with 15bid for $232 https://www.ebay.com/itm/144927584635) then maybe that 818,888 (notice the flowers too in the listing) than I assume at least one is in this group. Seems to me the listing is a sarcastic or insulting way to recognize vintage tech Regards, Tarek Hoteit > On Feb 14, 2023, at 10:45 PM, Steve Lewis via cctalk > wrote: > > Wait, are Web Rings going to come back into fashion? :D > > Speaking of shady vintage websites, what the heck is up with this guy > trying to sell a late model IBM laptop for more than an Apple-1 ? Is that > Hunter's laptop? > https://www.ebay.com/itm/183849347474 > > > > > On Fri, Feb 10, 2023 at 10:15 AM Ethan O'Toole via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > >>> I would be interested in knowing some of those options. >>> Thanks, >>> Will >> >> Brave Search / Brave Browser is one. >> >> Yandex is a Russian search engine that can come in useful sometimes. >> >> Trying to find ISO CD images of discs for music hardware (Samplers) it >> feels like the internet through google is way smaller than it used to be. >> >> The bad thing is there is a ton of knowledge on facebook that isn't >> indexed to the public web. >> >> >> -- >> : Ethan O'Toole >> >> >>
[cctalk] Re: Store with "vintage" computers and parts
Wait, are Web Rings going to come back into fashion? :D Speaking of shady vintage websites, what the heck is up with this guy trying to sell a late model IBM laptop for more than an Apple-1 ? Is that Hunter's laptop? https://www.ebay.com/itm/183849347474 On Fri, Feb 10, 2023 at 10:15 AM Ethan O'Toole via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > I would be interested in knowing some of those options. > > Thanks, > > Will > > Brave Search / Brave Browser is one. > > Yandex is a Russian search engine that can come in useful sometimes. > > Trying to find ISO CD images of discs for music hardware (Samplers) it > feels like the internet through google is way smaller than it used to be. > > The bad thing is there is a ton of knowledge on facebook that isn't > indexed to the public web. > > > -- > : Ethan O'Toole > > >
[cctalk] Re: Store with "vintage" computers and parts
I would be interested in knowing some of those options. Thanks, Will Brave Search / Brave Browser is one. Yandex is a Russian search engine that can come in useful sometimes. Trying to find ISO CD images of discs for music hardware (Samplers) it feels like the internet through google is way smaller than it used to be. The bad thing is there is a ton of knowledge on facebook that isn't indexed to the public web. -- : Ethan O'Toole
[cctalk] Re: Store with "vintage" computers and parts
> On 02/10/2023 9:53 AM CST Sellam Abraham via cctalk > wrote: > > > DDG is just a Google fish bowl. Same data set, similar results. > > If you're concerned about privacy, there are much better options available. > > Sellam > I would be interested in knowing some of those options. Thanks, Will
[cctalk] Re: Store with "vintage" computers and parts
DDG is just a Google fish bowl. Same data set, similar results. If you're concerned about privacy, there are much better options available. Sellam On Fri, Feb 10, 2023, 3:40 AM Adrian Godwin via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > I normally use DuckDuckGo as it's the default in Brave, the degoogled > version of Chrome that I use. It generally does what I want, but whereas > google will usually give me local (UK) results first for suppliers, > Duckduckgo will give worldwide results (which mostly means USA). You could > see Google's result as either more helpful or annoyingly tainted, but at > least it shows an instance where they're not explicitly evil. Adding 'uk' > into the search term is usually enough to prioritise local results in DDG. > > I sometimes use google when I don't get a useful result : as well as the > localisation it also seems to find either different or more results. I > couldn't say whether it's got worse at that but I filter the results for > obvious ads fairly automatically. > > > On Fri, Feb 10, 2023 at 3:49 AM Rick Murphy via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > On 2/9/2023 5:40 PM, Doug Jackson via cctalk wrote: > > > At this point I will chime in. > > > > > > > > > > > > They clearly went to the trouble of trawling through USPS tracking > > details > > > to find something that was shipped from near their suburb to Sydney > > > Australia by somebody else and submitted it as their evidence they had > > > shipped. > > > > This is called a "brushing" attack. > > > > They sell you a high value item, then send some crappy nearly free item > > to some other address in the vicinity, and use that to "prove" to PayPal > > that you got it. > > > > The recipient has no idea WTF the item is so they discard it. Apparently > > the folks here don't understand just how far apart Australian cities can > > be. Worked in your favor. > > > > > I went ballistic with paypal, and got a refund. > > > > It's good to hear that PP did that. > > -Rick > > > > >
[cctalk] Re: Store with "vintage" computers and parts
I normally use DuckDuckGo as it's the default in Brave, the degoogled version of Chrome that I use. It generally does what I want, but whereas google will usually give me local (UK) results first for suppliers, Duckduckgo will give worldwide results (which mostly means USA). You could see Google's result as either more helpful or annoyingly tainted, but at least it shows an instance where they're not explicitly evil. Adding 'uk' into the search term is usually enough to prioritise local results in DDG. I sometimes use google when I don't get a useful result : as well as the localisation it also seems to find either different or more results. I couldn't say whether it's got worse at that but I filter the results for obvious ads fairly automatically. On Fri, Feb 10, 2023 at 3:49 AM Rick Murphy via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > On 2/9/2023 5:40 PM, Doug Jackson via cctalk wrote: > > At this point I will chime in. > > > > > > > > They clearly went to the trouble of trawling through USPS tracking > details > > to find something that was shipped from near their suburb to Sydney > > Australia by somebody else and submitted it as their evidence they had > > shipped. > > This is called a "brushing" attack. > > They sell you a high value item, then send some crappy nearly free item > to some other address in the vicinity, and use that to "prove" to PayPal > that you got it. > > The recipient has no idea WTF the item is so they discard it. Apparently > the folks here don't understand just how far apart Australian cities can > be. Worked in your favor. > > > I went ballistic with paypal, and got a refund. > > It's good to hear that PP did that. > -Rick > >
[cctalk] Re: Store with "vintage" computers and parts
On 2/9/2023 5:40 PM, Doug Jackson via cctalk wrote: At this point I will chime in. They clearly went to the trouble of trawling through USPS tracking details to find something that was shipped from near their suburb to Sydney Australia by somebody else and submitted it as their evidence they had shipped. This is called a "brushing" attack. They sell you a high value item, then send some crappy nearly free item to some other address in the vicinity, and use that to "prove" to PayPal that you got it. The recipient has no idea WTF the item is so they discard it. Apparently the folks here don't understand just how far apart Australian cities can be. Worked in your favor. I went ballistic with paypal, and got a refund. It's good to hear that PP did that. -Rick
[cctalk] Re: Store with "vintage" computers and parts
On 2/9/23 17:37, Tom Hunter via cctalk wrote: > Ok as Google search is increasingly failing us, what other search engine > should I use? > Lycos? WebCrawler? HotBot? --Chuck
[cctalk] Re: Store with "vintage" computers and parts
On 2023-02-10 02:37, Tom Hunter wrote: Ok as Google search is increasingly failing us, what other search engine should I use? I think the best option would be using open source decentralized search engines, without any company, entity, or individual directly responsible for the resources (other than their contributed code) and therefore directly profiting from them. Alas we're not there yet, and the ones I've tried or even looked at aren't ready (easy to set up and use) for most people, or even for more "advanced users". But I think they're improving. I've been using DuckDuckGo for many years now, and I'm quite happy with it, given that it isn't distributed and 100% open source, although increasingly so. They don't track your search or visits history, and therefore it gives consistent results, i.e. the same search yields the same results regardless of the person, browser, device, IP address, etc. Adds are based on your current search, so they aren't tailored to you and they don't follow you around all the time. I believe that combined with other privacy measures, like using VPNs, I2P, or even Tor, paying attention and "controlling" locally stored data (cookies, browsing history, personal data collected from data fields in web forms, passwords, etc.), or even using the "incognito" mode on browsers, make it a reasonably secure choice for the moment, until 100% open source decentralized alternatives are ready.
[cctalk] Re: Store with "vintage" computers and parts
Veronica CZ On 2/9/2023 8:37 PM, Tom Hunter via cctalk wrote: Ok as Google search is increasingly failing us, what other search engine should I use? Tom On Fri, 10 Feb 2023, 3:28 am Angel M Alganza via cctalk, < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: On 2023-02-09 15:31, Eric Moore via cctalk wrote: If in doubt, GOOGLE THE WEBSITE, and see if valid websites link to it, if [...] Stay safe out there :) In my opinion, one of the first things to do to try to stay safe out there, if not the first, is to stop using that website and use one that doesn't track what you search, that doesn't show you different results to what it shows to other people who do the same search, and that doesn't treat you as its product. Cheers, Ángel
[cctalk] Re: Store with "vintage" computers and parts
On 2/9/23 12:58, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: There are some older folks on the list, so this is a good time to talk about internet safety. . . . and maybe a [youtube?] tutorial on sucking eggs? O, SNAP!!! Doc, giggling uncontrollably
[cctalk] Re: Store with "vintage" computers and parts
On Thu, Feb 9, 2023 at 5:04 PM Zane Healy wrote: > > That being said, all search engines are more or less broken today, due > to a > > number of factors. It's like we're back in 1996. Except worse. > > > > Sellam > > That’s an interesting observation Sellam, and I have to agree. In > thinking about it, I was able to find stuff on the Internet easier in 1995 > than I seem to be able to now. I mostly avoid Google like the plague now, > but I decided to use it today to look for a very specific term, it still > spews nonsense. > The one thing Google distinctly offers and for which I still use it is the scanned book archive (books.google.com) because it has magazines, journals, etc. So it's a great database to search for obscure computer hardware and software in the ads or reviews of computer magazines. However, archive.org exceeds or surpasses Google Books these days because you're actually allowed to "borrow" the content and see it all, as opposed to the pathetic snippets Google allows you from its archive, due to "copyright". Google apparently doesn't know how to innovate. Sellam
[cctalk] Re: Store with "vintage" computers and parts
Ok as Google search is increasingly failing us, what other search engine should I use? Tom On Fri, 10 Feb 2023, 3:28 am Angel M Alganza via cctalk, < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > On 2023-02-09 15:31, Eric Moore via cctalk wrote: > > > If in doubt, GOOGLE THE WEBSITE, and see if valid websites link to it, > > if > [...] > > Stay safe out there :) > > In my opinion, one of the first things to do to try to stay safe out > there, if not the first, is to stop using that website and use one that > doesn't track what you search, that doesn't show you different results > to what it shows to other people who do the same search, and that > doesn't treat you as its product. > > Cheers, > Ángel >
[cctalk] Re: Store with "vintage" computers and parts
If in doubt, GOOGLE THE WEBSITE, and see if valid websites link to it, if [...] Stay safe out there :) In my opinion, one of the first things to do to try to stay safe out there, if not the first, is to stop using that website and use one that doesn't track what you search, that doesn't show you different results to what it shows to other people who do the same search, and that doesn't treat you as its product. 100% agreed. That being said, all search engines are more or less broken today, due to a number of factors. It's like we're back in 1996. Except worse. Sellam On Thu, 9 Feb 2023, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote: That’s an interesting observation Sellam, and I have to agree. In thinking about it, I was able to find stuff on the Internet easier in 1995 than I seem to be able to now. I mostly avoid Google like the plague now, but I decided to use it today to look for a very specific term, it still spews nonsense. GOOGLE: covertly using ChatGPT ever since they decided "Do no evil" was a joke.? If you didn't know the names of any of the principals, or that Datasync (name now used by other companies) and World Power Systems (name now used by other companies) were related, how would you find anything about that scam?
[cctalk] Re: Store with "vintage" computers and parts
On Feb 9, 2023, at 11:34 AM, Sellam Abraham via cctalk wrote: > > On Thu, Feb 9, 2023 at 11:28 AM Angel M Alganza via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > >> On 2023-02-09 15:31, Eric Moore via cctalk wrote: >> >>> If in doubt, GOOGLE THE WEBSITE, and see if valid websites link to it, >>> if >> [...] >>> Stay safe out there :) >> >> In my opinion, one of the first things to do to try to stay safe out >> there, if not the first, is to stop using that website and use one that >> doesn't track what you search, that doesn't show you different results >> to what it shows to other people who do the same search, and that >> doesn't treat you as its product. >> > > 100% agreed. > > That being said, all search engines are more or less broken today, due to a > number of factors. It's like we're back in 1996. Except worse. > > Sellam That’s an interesting observation Sellam, and I have to agree. In thinking about it, I was able to find stuff on the Internet easier in 1995 than I seem to be able to now. I mostly avoid Google like the plague now, but I decided to use it today to look for a very specific term, it still spews nonsense. Zane
[cctalk] Re: Store with "vintage" computers and parts
Remember Datasync?
World Power Systems?
Colonel David Winthrop?
Jim Anderson?
Norman Henry Hunt?
('course those who are NOT "elderly" won't know of it)
https://medium.com/@madmedic11671/forgotten-fraud-world-power-systems-e11320aa681d
http://www.trs-80.org/world-power-systems-fraud/
a "bust out" scam about 45 years ago.
The scam fell apart when John Craig (Creative Computing) wanted to
interview and do a story.
--
Grumpy Ol' Fred
[cctalk] Re: Store with "vintage" computers and parts
On 2023-02-09 3:40 p.m., Doug Jackson via cctalk wrote: Check out my awesome clocks at www.dougswordclocks.com Follow my amateur radio adventures at vk1zdj.net I wish a custom clock made. A nixie tube alarm clock with a real bell. Ben.
[cctalk] Re: Store with "vintage" computers and parts
At this point I will chime in. I brought what looked like an Imsai keyboard from this crowd, or a previous version of them - The web site is *amazingly* similar. The keyboards were cheap as chips, $149, so I went for it, knowing that I was protected by PayPal. I get tracking details pretty quickly, set as awaiting shipment, I also got a weird - non professional email saying that they had sent the item. After a week, still no movement on the tracking item - I queried them and got yet another number. Still awaiting shipment. Another couple of weeks - no movement, no keyboard delivered, and no response from their customer service, so I contacted Paypal and raised a case. At this point, I am screenshotting everything for evidence. Paypal was great - they contacted the seller, who said that the item was shipped. Another new tracking number. After another couple of weeks, I contacted Paypal again - they contacted the shop - the shop provided 'evidence' that the item had been delivered to Sydney (350km away) - Paypal asked me if I had it - I live in Canberra, and of course I hadn't got it. They clearly went to the trouble of trawling through USPS tracking details to find something that was shipped from near their suburb to Sydney Australia by somebody else and submitted it as their evidence they had shipped. I went ballistic with paypal, and got a refund. 100% would not recommend. The only shops that pop up in a town selling impossible vintage bargains are in the Twilight Zone, and have the word Emporium in their name. Kindest regards, Doug Jackson em: d...@doughq.com ph: 0414 986878 Check out my awesome clocks at www.dougswordclocks.com Follow my amateur radio adventures at vk1zdj.net On Fri, 10 Feb 2023 at 09:13, Adrian Godwin via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > On Thu, Feb 9, 2023 at 7:14 PM Eric Moore via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> > wrote: > > > I am very sorry to anyone I insulted. My tone was condescending. My only > > intention was sincere concern for any fellow travellers who may be > reading. > > > > > Without your comment, I wouldn't have got the chuckle from Fred's :). >
[cctalk] Re: Store with "vintage" computers and parts
On Thu, Feb 9, 2023 at 1:45 PM Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: > On Thu, 9 Feb 2023, Eric Moore wrote: > > I am very sorry to anyone I insulted. My tone was condescending. My only > > intention was sincere concern for any fellow travellers who may be > reading. > > Not to worry. > We know your intentions were good. > > We just get defensive about implication that being old and decrepit > causes increased gullibility. > As an official Old Fart now, I just want to say that I want everyone off my lawn. Sellam
[cctalk] Re: Store with "vintage" computers and parts
On Thu, Feb 9, 2023 at 7:14 PM Eric Moore via cctalk wrote: > I am very sorry to anyone I insulted. My tone was condescending. My only > intention was sincere concern for any fellow travellers who may be reading. > > Without your comment, I wouldn't have got the chuckle from Fred's :).
[cctalk] Re: Store with "vintage" computers and parts
On Thu, 9 Feb 2023, Eric Moore wrote: I am very sorry to anyone I insulted. My tone was condescending. My only intention was sincere concern for any fellow travellers who may be reading. Not to worry. We know your intentions were good. We just get defensive about implication that being old and decrepit causes increased gullibility. -- Grumpy Ol' Fred ci...@xenosoft.com
[cctalk] Re: Store with "vintage" computers and parts
On 2023-02-09 20:45, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: Are you saying to not trust those who claim that "Don't be evil" is their motto? I don't think I am.
[cctalk] Re: Store with "vintage" computers and parts
> On Feb 9, 2023, at 2:45 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk > wrote: > >>> If in doubt, GOOGLE THE WEBSITE, and see if valid websites link to > > On Thu, 9 Feb 2023, Angel M Alganza via cctalk wrote: >> In my opinion, one of the first things to do to try to stay safe out there, >> if not the first, is to stop using that website and use one that doesn't >> track what you search, that doesn't show you different results to what it >> shows to other people who do the same search, and that doesn't treat you as >> its product. > > Are you saying to not trust those who claim that "Don't be evil" is their > motto? :-) One approach I use occasionally is to access a search engine via TOR. paul
[cctalk] Re: Store with "vintage" computers and parts
On Thu, 9 Feb 2023, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: There are some older folks on the list, so this is a good time to talk about internet safety. . . . and maybe a [youtube?] tutorial on sucking eggs? My favorite is, "Don't try to teach your Grandmother how to steal sheep." :) g. -- Proud owner of F-15C 80-0007 http://www.f15sim.com - The only one of its kind. http://www.diy-cockpits.org/coll - Go Collimated or Go Home. Some people collect things for a hobby. Geeks collect hobbies. ScarletDME - The red hot Data Management Environment A Multi-Value database for the masses, not the classes. http://scarlet.deltasoft.com - Get it _today_!
[cctalk] Re: Store with "vintage" computers and parts
If in doubt, GOOGLE THE WEBSITE, and see if valid websites link to On Thu, 9 Feb 2023, Angel M Alganza via cctalk wrote: In my opinion, one of the first things to do to try to stay safe out there, if not the first, is to stop using that website and use one that doesn't track what you search, that doesn't show you different results to what it shows to other people who do the same search, and that doesn't treat you as its product. Are you saying to not trust those who claim that "Don't be evil" is their motto?
[cctalk] Re: Store with "vintage" computers and parts
On Thu, Feb 9, 2023 at 11:28 AM Angel M Alganza via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > On 2023-02-09 15:31, Eric Moore via cctalk wrote: > > > If in doubt, GOOGLE THE WEBSITE, and see if valid websites link to it, > > if > [...] > > Stay safe out there :) > > In my opinion, one of the first things to do to try to stay safe out > there, if not the first, is to stop using that website and use one that > doesn't track what you search, that doesn't show you different results > to what it shows to other people who do the same search, and that > doesn't treat you as its product. > 100% agreed. That being said, all search engines are more or less broken today, due to a number of factors. It's like we're back in 1996. Except worse. Sellam
[cctalk] Re: Store with "vintage" computers and parts
On 2023-02-09 15:31, Eric Moore via cctalk wrote: If in doubt, GOOGLE THE WEBSITE, and see if valid websites link to it, if [...] Stay safe out there :) In my opinion, one of the first things to do to try to stay safe out there, if not the first, is to stop using that website and use one that doesn't track what you search, that doesn't show you different results to what it shows to other people who do the same search, and that doesn't treat you as its product. Cheers, Ángel
[cctalk] Re: Store with "vintage" computers and parts
I am very sorry to anyone I insulted. My tone was condescending. My only intention was sincere concern for any fellow travellers who may be reading. -Eric On Thu, Feb 9, 2023, 12:58 PM Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: > > There are some older folks on the list, so this is a good time to talk > > about internet safety. > > . . . and maybe a [youtube?] tutorial on sucking eggs? > > >
[cctalk] Re: Store with "vintage" computers and parts
There are some older folks on the list, so this is a good time to talk about internet safety. . . . and maybe a [youtube?] tutorial on sucking eggs?
[cctalk] Re: Store with "vintage" computers and parts
In this case, "bryanipad.com" appears to be available. But... my name is Ethan and my old tablet is Android :-( -- : Ethan O'Toole
[cctalk] Re: Store with "vintage" computers and parts
On Thu, 9 Feb 2023 11:09:58 -0500 (EST) Ethan O'Toole via cctalk wrote: > > The address is very suspicious, as it does not seem like a very good > > website name, and ends in .shop, which valid shops in our hobby > > rarely if ever use. > > Problem is all the .com addresses are squatted on now, so people are > slowly starting to move to alternative things. > > - Ethan > > > In this case, "bryanipad.com" appears to be available.
[cctalk] Re: Store with "vintage" computers and parts
On Thu, 9 Feb 2023 08:31:35 -0600 Eric Moore via cctalk wrote: > > The address is very suspicious, as it does not seem like a very good > website name, and ends in .shop, which valid shops in our hobby > rarely if ever use. > Yeah, "bryanipad.shop" is definitely...strange. Only registrant info in the GMO whois: California, US. Which may or may not be accurate. Server is behind Cloudflare, because of course. The content seems odd as well. Like whatever human or bot is not just scraping auction listings, but maybe mailing lists, discords, or fora, as well, to guage interest. It feels somehow...targeted, and topical to very recent discussions of extremely obscure gear. Yeah, beware.
[cctalk] Re: Store with "vintage" computers and parts
The address is very suspicious, as it does not seem like a very good website name, and ends in .shop, which valid shops in our hobby rarely if ever use. Problem is all the .com addresses are squatted on now, so people are slowly starting to move to alternative things. - Ethan
[cctalk] Re: Store with "vintage" computers and parts
Hah, I am hardly a spring chicken myself. Being aware that aging comes with increased risks is essential. Too many stories of elders being scammed to not be direct about the risk to our older, and cherished, community members. -Eric On Thu, Feb 9, 2023, 8:52 AM Stuff Received via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > On 2023-02-09 09:31, Eric Moore via cctalk wrote: > > There are some older folks on the list, so this is a good time to talk > > about internet safety. > > Having spent over 30y in cybersecurity, I suppose that I qualify. #6-) > > I am sure that this was not meant as a condescending insult but perhaps > a different choice of words would have preferable. > > N. >
[cctalk] Re: Store with "vintage" computers and parts
On 2023-02-09 09:31, Eric Moore via cctalk wrote: There are some older folks on the list, so this is a good time to talk about internet safety. Having spent over 30y in cybersecurity, I suppose that I qualify. #6-) I am sure that this was not meant as a condescending insult but perhaps a different choice of words would have preferable. N.
[cctalk] Re: Store with "vintage" computers and parts
There are some older folks on the list, so this is a good time to talk about internet safety. Please, if you see a website address like this: www.bryanipad.shop - DO NOT CLICK ON IT The address is very suspicious, as it does not seem like a very good website name, and ends in .shop, which valid shops in our hobby rarely if ever use. If in doubt, GOOGLE THE WEBSITE, and see if valid websites link to it, if it does not show up in google results, or has a warning, it is almost certainly fraudulent. Stay safe out there :) -Eric On Thu, Feb 9, 2023 at 4:22 AM Will Cooke via cctalk wrote: > Ouch! > Thanks to everyone who spotted its a scam. > Sorry for not checking closer before posting. > Will > > > > On 02/09/2023 2:03 AM CST Tom Hunter via cctalk > wrote: > > > > > > Avast claims the site is infected with a trojan. > > The contact address does not exist: 4144 Fannie Street Houston, Texas > 77063 > > United States > > Stay away! > > > > On Thu, Feb 9, 2023 at 2:59 PM Sellam Abraham via cctalk < > > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > > > This is an item I had listed on eBay for a couple years, and which > sold on > > > eBay a few months ago ==> > > > > https://www.bryanipad.shop/product/dsp-225-tempest-ink-jet-printer-hp-2225a-thinkjet-in-rf-shielded-enclosure-737796124001173505.html > > > The photos and description are mine, from my eBay ad. > > > This is definitely a scam. > > > Sellam > > > On Wed, Feb 8, 2023 at 8:21 PM Steven Shumaker via cctalk < > > > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > > interesting! Some of the items looked really familiar so I did some > > > > quoted text searches on EPay. They were exact matches for some highly > > > > unique listings > > > > who is scamming who here... > > > > Steve > > > > > > > > > > > > On 2/8/2023 7:47 PM, Glen Slick via cctalk wrote: > > > > > On Wed, Feb 8, 2023 at 7:17 PM Will Cooke via cctalk > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > This place may be of interest. Most of the stuff they have for > sale > > > > probably isn't of much interest here, but there are a few gems. The > link > > > > takes you to one, which is how I found it. > > > > >> > > > > https://www.bryanipad.shop/product/microlog-corporation-atr-6800-vintage-rare-738148146177114113.html > > > > > > > > > > > Very skeptical that this site is legitimate. > > > > > "Free Shipping & Returns: Free Shipping for all orders. Free > Return" > > > > > Uh, no way, no how. > > > > > Reviews are just some Lorem Ipsum text. > > > > > 1 Review For Chaz Kangeroo Hoodies > > > > > Admin - 30 Nov, 2018 > > > > > Aliquam fringilla euismod risus ac bibendum. Sed sit amet sem > varius > > > > > ante feugiat lacinia. Nunc ipsum nulla, vulputate ut venenatis > vitae, > > > > > malesuada ut mi. Quisque iaculis, dui congue placerat pretium, > augue > > > > > erat accumsan lacus > > I do not think you can name many great inventions that have been made by > married men. Nikola Tesla >
[cctalk] Re: Store with "vintage" computers and parts
Ouch! Thanks to everyone who spotted its a scam. Sorry for not checking closer before posting. Will > On 02/09/2023 2:03 AM CST Tom Hunter via cctalk wrote: > > > Avast claims the site is infected with a trojan. > The contact address does not exist: 4144 Fannie Street Houston, Texas 77063 > United States > Stay away! > > On Thu, Feb 9, 2023 at 2:59 PM Sellam Abraham via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > This is an item I had listed on eBay for a couple years, and which sold on > > eBay a few months ago ==> > > https://www.bryanipad.shop/product/dsp-225-tempest-ink-jet-printer-hp-2225a-thinkjet-in-rf-shielded-enclosure-737796124001173505.html > > The photos and description are mine, from my eBay ad. > > This is definitely a scam. > > Sellam > > On Wed, Feb 8, 2023 at 8:21 PM Steven Shumaker via cctalk < > > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > interesting! Some of the items looked really familiar so I did some > > > quoted text searches on EPay. They were exact matches for some highly > > > unique listings > > > who is scamming who here... > > > Steve > > > > > > > > > On 2/8/2023 7:47 PM, Glen Slick via cctalk wrote: > > > > On Wed, Feb 8, 2023 at 7:17 PM Will Cooke via cctalk > > > > wrote: > > > > > This place may be of interest. Most of the stuff they have for sale > > > probably isn't of much interest here, but there are a few gems. The link > > > takes you to one, which is how I found it. > > > >> > > https://www.bryanipad.shop/product/microlog-corporation-atr-6800-vintage-rare-738148146177114113.html > > > > > > > > > Very skeptical that this site is legitimate. > > > > "Free Shipping & Returns: Free Shipping for all orders. Free Return" > > > > Uh, no way, no how. > > > > Reviews are just some Lorem Ipsum text. > > > > 1 Review For Chaz Kangeroo Hoodies > > > > Admin - 30 Nov, 2018 > > > > Aliquam fringilla euismod risus ac bibendum. Sed sit amet sem varius > > > > ante feugiat lacinia. Nunc ipsum nulla, vulputate ut venenatis vitae, > > > > malesuada ut mi. Quisque iaculis, dui congue placerat pretium, augue > > > > erat accumsan lacus I do not think you can name many great inventions that have been made by married men. Nikola Tesla
[cctalk] Re: Store with "vintage" computers and parts
Avast claims the site is infected with a trojan. The contact address does not exist: 4144 Fannie Street Houston, Texas 77063 United States Stay away! On Thu, Feb 9, 2023 at 2:59 PM Sellam Abraham via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > This is an item I had listed on eBay for a couple years, and which sold on > eBay a few months ago ==> > > https://www.bryanipad.shop/product/dsp-225-tempest-ink-jet-printer-hp-2225a-thinkjet-in-rf-shielded-enclosure-737796124001173505.html > > The photos and description are mine, from my eBay ad. > > This is definitely a scam. > > Sellam > > On Wed, Feb 8, 2023 at 8:21 PM Steven Shumaker via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > interesting! Some of the items looked really familiar so I did some > > quoted text searches on EPay. They were exact matches for some highly > > unique listings > > > > who is scamming who here... > > > > Steve > > > > > > > > On 2/8/2023 7:47 PM, Glen Slick via cctalk wrote: > > > On Wed, Feb 8, 2023 at 7:17 PM Will Cooke via cctalk > > > wrote: > > >> This place may be of interest. Most of the stuff they have for sale > > probably isn't of much interest here, but there are a few gems. The link > > takes you to one, which is how I found it. > > >> > > > https://www.bryanipad.shop/product/microlog-corporation-atr-6800-vintage-rare-738148146177114113.html > > >> > > > Very skeptical that this site is legitimate. > > > > > > "Free Shipping & Returns: Free Shipping for all orders. Free Return" > > > Uh, no way, no how. > > > > > > Reviews are just some Lorem Ipsum text. > > > > > > 1 Review For Chaz Kangeroo Hoodies > > > Admin - 30 Nov, 2018 > > > Aliquam fringilla euismod risus ac bibendum. Sed sit amet sem varius > > > ante feugiat lacinia. Nunc ipsum nulla, vulputate ut venenatis vitae, > > > malesuada ut mi. Quisque iaculis, dui congue placerat pretium, augue > > > erat accumsan lacus > > >
[cctalk] Re: Store with "vintage" computers and parts
This is an item I had listed on eBay for a couple years, and which sold on eBay a few months ago ==> https://www.bryanipad.shop/product/dsp-225-tempest-ink-jet-printer-hp-2225a-thinkjet-in-rf-shielded-enclosure-737796124001173505.html The photos and description are mine, from my eBay ad. This is definitely a scam. Sellam On Wed, Feb 8, 2023 at 8:21 PM Steven Shumaker via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > interesting! Some of the items looked really familiar so I did some > quoted text searches on EPay. They were exact matches for some highly > unique listings > > who is scamming who here... > > Steve > > > > On 2/8/2023 7:47 PM, Glen Slick via cctalk wrote: > > On Wed, Feb 8, 2023 at 7:17 PM Will Cooke via cctalk > > wrote: > >> This place may be of interest. Most of the stuff they have for sale > probably isn't of much interest here, but there are a few gems. The link > takes you to one, which is how I found it. > >> > https://www.bryanipad.shop/product/microlog-corporation-atr-6800-vintage-rare-738148146177114113.html > >> > > Very skeptical that this site is legitimate. > > > > "Free Shipping & Returns: Free Shipping for all orders. Free Return" > > Uh, no way, no how. > > > > Reviews are just some Lorem Ipsum text. > > > > 1 Review For Chaz Kangeroo Hoodies > > Admin - 30 Nov, 2018 > > Aliquam fringilla euismod risus ac bibendum. Sed sit amet sem varius > > ante feugiat lacinia. Nunc ipsum nulla, vulputate ut venenatis vitae, > > malesuada ut mi. Quisque iaculis, dui congue placerat pretium, augue > > erat accumsan lacus >
[cctalk] Re: Store with "vintage" computers and parts
interesting! Some of the items looked really familiar so I did some quoted text searches on EPay. They were exact matches for some highly unique listings who is scamming who here... Steve On 2/8/2023 7:47 PM, Glen Slick via cctalk wrote: On Wed, Feb 8, 2023 at 7:17 PM Will Cooke via cctalk wrote: This place may be of interest. Most of the stuff they have for sale probably isn't of much interest here, but there are a few gems. The link takes you to one, which is how I found it. https://www.bryanipad.shop/product/microlog-corporation-atr-6800-vintage-rare-738148146177114113.html Very skeptical that this site is legitimate. "Free Shipping & Returns: Free Shipping for all orders. Free Return" Uh, no way, no how. Reviews are just some Lorem Ipsum text. 1 Review For Chaz Kangeroo Hoodies Admin - 30 Nov, 2018 Aliquam fringilla euismod risus ac bibendum. Sed sit amet sem varius ante feugiat lacinia. Nunc ipsum nulla, vulputate ut venenatis vitae, malesuada ut mi. Quisque iaculis, dui congue placerat pretium, augue erat accumsan lacus
[cctalk] Re: Store with "vintage" computers and parts
On Wed, Feb 8, 2023 at 7:17 PM Will Cooke via cctalk wrote: > > This place may be of interest. Most of the stuff they have for sale probably > isn't of much interest here, but there are a few gems. The link takes you to > one, which is how I found it. > https://www.bryanipad.shop/product/microlog-corporation-atr-6800-vintage-rare-738148146177114113.html > Very skeptical that this site is legitimate. "Free Shipping & Returns: Free Shipping for all orders. Free Return" Uh, no way, no how. Reviews are just some Lorem Ipsum text. 1 Review For Chaz Kangeroo Hoodies Admin - 30 Nov, 2018 Aliquam fringilla euismod risus ac bibendum. Sed sit amet sem varius ante feugiat lacinia. Nunc ipsum nulla, vulputate ut venenatis vitae, malesuada ut mi. Quisque iaculis, dui congue placerat pretium, augue erat accumsan lacus
