Re: Slow Computer Scam

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Author: Derek Trotter
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To: Main PLUG discussion list
Subject: Re: Slow Computer Scam

On 01/09/2013 07:32 PM, Brian Cluff wrote:
> That also makes me think about a scandal that happened about a decade
> ago where a motherboard manufacturer was caught selling motherboards
> that they know would cause crashes, and they almost got away with it
> too since everyone just attributed the crashes to windows, since it
> tended to do that anyway.

This sounds an awful like those GS 8xxx and 9xxx cards that had a known
flaw but were sold anyway. I have one in a dinosaur and had all kinds
of problems with linux on it last year.

--
"I get my copy of the daily paper, look at the obituaries page, and if I’m not there, I carry on as usual."

Patrick Moore

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