21 Dec
2022
21 Dec
'22
2:13 a.m.
On Tue, 20 Dec 2022, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote:
On Dec 20, 2022, at 2:27 PM, Chris via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
I'm going to play the old fogey card and suggest that we should use a
specific year as a cutoff, rather than a floating limit. Something like 1986,
or possibly a little later. As has been mentioned, there are many other
outlets for discussions about Windoze machines and i386+ systems.
Mike Loewen mloewen(a)cpumagic.scol.pa.us
Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/
Specifically as pertaining to old/vintage/classic/retro compuing discussion, what exactly
is on topic? On top of my head as a for imstance I have some questions pertaining to
Windows 2003 and socket 603/604. Something tells me that doesn't qualify, so it
behooves me to ask.
The original rule, back around ?96/97 was anything older than 10 years was on-topic. I
think the idea behind that is still valid, but these days a 10 year old system isn?t that
much different from a current one. I think at one point someone suggested it should be
shifted to 20+ years.