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From: mckusick@toe.CS.Berkeley.EDU (Kirk McKusick)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Subject: Re: BSD T-Shirts?
Date: 4 Sep 1993 06:26:44 GMT
Organization: University of California, Berkeley
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To keep this posting from being utterly boring, I thought I would
share with you some of the experiences that I have had since I
posted the offer of T-shirts about a month ago. First, the response
has overwhelmed me. I had about 200 shirts on hand when I first
posted the message. They sold out in the first three days. I
reordered 600 more of which only a few of the smaller sizes remain.
I have placed a second reorder with my supplier; they have informed
me that the new shirts will be available in mid September. I have
spent most of the past month learning how to do order fulfillment,
international shipping, and every conceivable method of money
transfer.  The job does not pay all that well. Initially I earned
about $10 per hour; I am now up to nearly $25 per hour. Good for
clerical work, but lousy compared to my usual consulting rates.
The interesting part of the job is all the letters that people send
in commenting on various aspects of their thoughts about CSRG and
BSD. I would not recommend this as a career occupation, but it has
been an interesting transition since I `retired' from the university
in mid-July (only the distribution staff remains at CSRG).

On to the more mundane issues. Many people requested T-shirts for
their kids. I have gotten some Youth sizes added. The art does not
fit onto Toddler sized shirts. I have also expanded the set of
available adult sizes to include Small and XXLarge.  I have had a
few requests for XXXLarge. My supplier is looking into getting some
of these, though there will be some surcharge (probably about $2.00
extra if they become available). Having learned about the costs of
international airmail, I have had to revise the foreign shipping
charges. So, without further comment, here is the revised version
of the posting.

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The new 4.4BSD T-shirts are just now hot off the presses.  The new
art has the BSD Daemon standing in Birkenstocks on top of the world
skewering a deathsquare on his trident.  Under the picture is the
text ``Free the Berkeley 4.4!''.  The available sizes are Youth
Small (YS, ages 6-9), Youth Medium (YM, ages 10-13), Youth Large
(YL, ages 14-16), Adult Small (S), Adult Medium (M), Adult Large
(L), Adult Extra Large (XL), and Adult Extra Extra Large (XXL).
The shirts are available only in ash, as that color is designed to
integrate with the six color halftone artwork.  The shirts are
Hanes ``Beefy-T'' preshrunk 100% cotton; they are generously cut,
so after their first washing will fit similarly to a polyester
shirt of the same size.

The cost is $15.00 each (shipments to California are $13.86 plus
$1.14 sales tax).  In quantities of ten or more, the price is $12.50
each (shipments to California are $11.55 plus $0.95 sales tax).
Within the United States, Canada, and Mexico, there is a mailing
fee of $4.00 independent of order size.  For orders outside the
United States, Canada, and Mexico, the shipping fee is $2.00 per
shirt ($8.00 minimum) if you want your order sent via airmail or
$1.00 per shirt ($4.00 minimum) if you want your order sent by
surface mail.  These prices are good through June 1994; after that
date contact me for current pricing.

Payment may be made by money order or personal check payable in US
dollars.  In general, I am not set up to handle credit cards.
However if you are ordering from a foreign country and getting a
check is too difficult, contact me to see if I can arrange to take
a Visa or Mastercard.  Send your order to me at:

	Kirk McKusick
	1614 Oxford St
	Berkeley, CA 94709-1608

Please include an electronic mail address at which to contact you
should I have any questions about your order. As they say on the
cereal boxes, offer good while supplies last!

	Kirk McKusick