[Coco] A warning to readers regarding Roger Taylor

[Boisy G. Pitre]

On Jan 11, 2012, at 7:46 AM, Fedor Steeman wrote:


> Excuse me, but who the fuck are you!?


Hey, hey... the language.

I've been following Blake's blog for some years.  He's got a well-known and well-respected retrocomputing blog, so he has quite a bit of street cred.  Talking to him like that (or anyone for that matter) is uncalled for.


> Roger Taylor is a well-known and well-respected member of our community,

> and you have come to the wrong address on our CoCo mailing list slandering

> him like that!


You're coming off way too defensive.  Documenting your experiences is not slander, and from what I read, he was very factual and chronological in his documenting what happened.  Accept it for what it is.


> I am sorry for your bad experiences. I personally and many other among us

> have had many good dealings with Roger. Yes, on occassion there were

> delays, but for good reasons always. The worst you could say about Roger is

> that he sometimes overstretches himself and takes more than he can handle.

> But he is no scammer, as you seem to be implying.


My experience:  I ordered a Drive Pak from Roger in early December off of eBay, and I got it reasonably quick.  Whatever the issue is, I'm sure it will come out eventually.


> This message will be replicated on your blog too.

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> /Fedor

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> On 11 January 2012 14:24, Blake Patterson <blakespot at gmail.com> wrote:

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>> I wanted to share my experience to protect other potential customers of

>> Taylor's.

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>> http://www.bytecellar.com/2012/01/10/a-cautionary-tale-for-the-tandy-coco-community/

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>> FYI

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>> bp

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