Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/04/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 01:17 PM 4/13/06 -0400, B. D. Colen wrote: >Now, my confession - That Kaypro was the one time in my journalism career >that I knowingly took a "freebee," or discount. A notice from PR Newswire >appeared on a bulletin board at Newsday, a notice from the PR firm Hill and >Knowlton as I recall, offering a very steep discount to reporters interested >in purchasing Kaypros. And I jumped and a few other people who saw the PC >handwriting on the wall, jumped at it. I knew it was wrong at the time, >but... To the best of my recollection I never wrote about the Kaypro, I only >wrote on it, but still - Guilty! Guilty! Guilty! :-( > >P.S. I'll bet Bill Buckley got a discount too. :-) I doubt it. Buckley does not take discounts for anything though he once did obtain a really decent sextant for a Video Course he made on celestial navigation -- and he then returned it once the course was done, together with a check for the rental fee. I recognize that Buckley is a bit of an oddity, but he is wealthy enough to avoid even the appearance of impropriety. A long-ago acquaintance of mine was his driver for a time and spoke most highly of his probity. Marc msmall@aya.yale.edu Cha robh b?s fir gun ghr?s fir! NEW FAX NUMBER: +540-343-8505