Speaking of eBay

Tom Jennings tomj at wps.com
Wed Dec 29 16:26:18 CST 2004


On Wed, 29 Dec 2004, Vintage Computer Festival wrote:

> High-retention floppy disks - stores bits longer than standard media (on
> average)
> 
> Non-abrasive mouse pads - preserves the underside mechanics of vintage
> mice so they don't wear out over time

The trick is though, to make the 'results' so utterly subjective
that there's no possibility for a claim of fraud. TV psychics,
fortune cookies, mutual funds, that sort of thing.

Now a diskette that lowers spreadsheet typos, or a mousepad that
improves accuracy of my clicks -- THAT I'd be willing to pay for!



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