At our April monthly meeting by popular demand we will be holding a PC hardware exchange meeting. On previous occasions it has appeared true that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. This meeting will provide all of us a chance to clear out our living spaces and offices, dens, studies or get away lairs of all that superfluous or no longer used computer equipment. Yes, you can bring software and CD’s to the meeting for exchange or disposal. The good news is, even if you do not find a buyer at the price you had in mind or even cannot give away the item for a miserly $1, you are not obliged to take it home again. So this will be a true opportunity to make a few dollars or at least unload items to liberate your living space for other new treasures at home. Our esteemed member Brian Lance has the kind permission of his company, Computer Corner, to remove any and all unclaimed items at the close of the meeting so we do not need to cart the unsold items home again at the end of the meeting, unless you want to that is.

So what are the rules? None really. Just bring your stuff to the meeting. Place a price tag on the item at any price of your choosing. Sell the item to anyone who shows--does not have to be a member necessarily--at whatever price anyone is willing to pay and pocket the money. If you wish to voluntarily donate 10% of your take to the TPCUG, the treasurer will welcome your money, no questions asked. If you do not want even to donate $1 for each sale, still no questions asked. We just want you to come and enjoy yet another one of our interesting evenings. I, for one, will be looking forward to unloading a dot matrix printer, two HP inkjets, an unopened A/B switch box, and some unused software and a host of other items, but not my Apple II. I will keep that as a memento of times past for a few more years. So mark Wednesday, 14 April, at 6.30 PM to 8.30 PM on your calendar as “Computer Clearance Day”. See you at our normal meeting place, the Pepin Hospitality Room.

Mike Hodges, Treasurer, Tampa PC Users Group
mphs@aol.com