[nycbug-talk] GCS

Isaac Levy ike at blackskyresearch.net
Tue Mar 22 09:09:09 EDT 2011


On Mar 22, 2011, at 7:50 AM, George Rosamond wrote:

> This is a bit of an unusual post, but I think it's appropriate since lots of people on this list use them. . .
> 
> GCS/Lee is closing shop soon.  They were a low-cost grey-box hardware vendor that lots of us used on 37th street.
> 
> They were always helpful, quick to reply and dead-honest.
> 
> I know many many people used them on this list for boxes, last-minute hardware parts, etc., on a regular basis.
> 
> I have known and utilized them since they fax spammed my job in 1995, the year they opened.  In 1995, fax spamming wasn't so intrusive or common ;)
> 
> GCS sponsored NYCBSDCon 2010, but in normal Lee fashion, he was more concerned with giving us sponsorship money than having any presence.
> 
> They will be sorely missed by lots of us.
> 
> g

Epic news, this is the end of an era.

Lee and everyone at GCS have been the most honorable, honest hardware vendors I'll ever work with.

Best,
.ike





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