actually platnicat sends them very quickly and doesnt charge shipping if you only order 1. Also i got my disk very quickly. Maybe in a day or two... In general platnicat is providing a great service for free. I might even do the same in the future.
On Sep 15, 12:06 am, Mac128DOTcom <[email protected]> wrote: > Yup, that's true. I bought MacBootDisk.com for this exact reason, to > help people find a boot disk for their Mac quickly and easily. I > actually have no connection withhttp://rescuemyclassicmac.com– which > if you looked you would have realized is what MacBootDisk redirects > to. Kevin Rye (rescue's owner) made it clear over at 68Kmla that he > did not intend to offer this service forever, so I post the more > specific URL as a common pointer to the service which I intend to > continue one way or another once Kevin stops. I receive NOTHING from > him to promote the site. While platnicat offered to make free disks of > System 6.0.4, it does not cover all operating systems or every users > needs. So as long as people are randomly posting about boot disk > services, I threw more information into the mix. Also, I don't know > platnicat. Is he really going to send it to you free? Will he charge > for shipping? What is the quality of the media? How fast can you > expect to receive it? How responsive will platnicat be in getting you > that disk? Can he provide any other Systems? How long will platnicat > be able to fulfill this offer? > > So I happen to think Kevin offers an invaluable service and I want to > help promote it. If you think it's in bad taste, then so be it, > consider me tasteless, because every time I have the opportunity I > will post the information. Either way the next time perhaps you'll do > a little more research before you start throwing stones, or at a > minimum take a look at my contributions to this forum and realize I > merely want to assist and am not some cheap spammer trying to make a > quick buck off of selling vintage floppy disks at $10/copy. Wow, I'll > get rich! > > On Sep 12, 11:19 am, leaknoil <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > It's in pretty bad taste to post an ad for your for pay service as a > > reply to someone offering to help other members of the mailing list for > > free. mac128.com is clearly listed as owned by the same guy that owns > > macbootdisk.com. > > > Mac128DOTcom wrote: > > > This service is already being offered, but with the addition of other > > > vital systems for various Macs:http://www.macbootdisk.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
