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- From: amazon@us1.channel1.com (Paul)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
- Subject: Re: Commodore drive neede / Commodores have big hearts!
- Date: Sat, 24 Feb 1996 23:15:38 GMT
- Organization: Channel 1 Communications
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- mweller@nyx10.cs.du.edu (Margie Weller) wrote:
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- >Hi Single01,
-
-
- > SS> I can't seem to find the original article
- > SS> requesting a drive for this
- > SS> boy. If anyone has the email address,
- > SS> please send it to me and I'll be
- > SS> glad to contact them, and give them a
- > SS> drive if they still need one. If
- > SS>
- > SS> Thanks for your help!
- > SS> Mike
-
- >Mike, the request was made by amazonhect@aol.com. It is good to see
- >your generous response!
-
- >___ QWKRR128 V4.32 [R]
- >
-
- Hi there, I just wanted to thank all of the Generous offers that were
- made to my wife, Amazonhect, (Shari), on behalf of the little boy she
- was looking for a 1541 disk drive for.
-
- The little boys name is Daniel and he does have a disorder called
- ADHD. He's 7 years old and he has a sister who is 11. Each of them
- have a C64 setup in their rooms and obsolutely LOVE their computers,
- especially Daniel. In fact, he loves C64 so much that when the drive
- broke, he went to his mother and told her that he thought he was going
- to pass out! The drive he had was one of the oldest type 1541's with
- the strange type pull down mech., I have heard people have alot of
- problems with these type of drives.
-
- His sister uses her C64 extensively for doing school reports and using
- printmaster. The next step will be getting them hooked up to the
- internet!
-
- I would encourage anyone who knows kids that are at a disadvantage,
- (Daniel and his sister do not have a father), to try and get them set
- up with a c64 system. Yes, you will hear comments that they should set
- them up with an IBM, but it doesnt make since because they could never
- afford to upgrade or to buy any software.
-
- Daniel's C64 has made such a difference in him. He is extremely
- interested in anything to do with his computer. Since his disorder
- involves his attention span, his mother feels it has made a difference
- in his behavoir. Who knows, maybe they will start subscribing C64's
- instead of Ritilian to kids with ADHD! :)
-
- Anyways, thought I would share this all with you and say Hello to the
- Wife! ;)
-
- - Paul MacArthur
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