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RE: Ah those were the days, my friend. - Matt Agajanian - 04-21-2017 05:34 PM (04-21-2017 04:11 PM)pier4r Wrote:(04-21-2017 01:56 AM)Matt Agajanian Wrote: Katie Wasserman (I think that's her name), has a whole calc and literature library. I went back and left http://www.wass.net/manuals/ in the URL bar and this The Manuals is the page that displayed. RE: Ah those were the days, my friend. - rprosperi - 04-22-2017 02:54 AM (04-21-2017 03:39 PM)Dave Frederickson Wrote: Ever hear of Portatek in Los Angeles? Portatek was owned/run by Tom Hooper I believe. Tom was also a PPC member, and often attended Friday meetings (though mostly to sell stuff). Tom was a key player in the uprising that eventually lead to the PPC management change, the spinning-off of CHHU, etc. But he did get some of my money before all that; as I recall I got my AME Port Extender from Portatek. RE: Ah those were the days, my friend. - Dave Frederickson - 04-23-2017 12:51 AM (04-20-2017 01:26 PM)rprosperi Wrote:According to this article,(04-20-2017 02:34 AM)Dave Frederickson Wrote: Tams Stationers had 23 stores in the SoCal area, two that I can remember here in San Diego. The discount was off the list price, not the store price. I heard about the discount through PPC. You went to the meetings in Santa Ana, if I recall, so I'm surprised it never came up. On the other hand, I bought my 71 from the HP sales office where the PPC meetings were held and not Tams.Do you recall the owner's name? It could ring a bell? http://articles.latimes.com/1994-04-19/business/fi-47779_1_bankruptcy-filing the president was Michael R. Davis. RE: Ah those were the days, my friend. - rprosperi - 04-23-2017 12:45 PM (04-23-2017 12:51 AM)Dave Frederickson Wrote: According to this article, Nope, rings no bells. Does Tams still exist? RE: Ah those were the days, my friend. - Matt Agajanian - 04-23-2017 06:33 PM Alas, with the surge of Office Depot, Staples, and Best Buy, all our brick & mortar meccas are no longer. |