[nycbug-talk] GCS

[Isaac Levy]

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.
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> I know many many people used them on this list for boxes, last-minute hardware parts, etc., on a regular basis.
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> 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 ;)
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> GCS sponsored NYCBSDCon 2010, but in normal Lee fashion, he was more concerned with giving us sponsorship money than having any presence.
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> They will be sorely missed by lots of us.
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> 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