22 Dec
2022
22 Dec
'22
9:24 p.m.
On Dec 22, 2022, at 11:29 AM, Ethan Dicks via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
On Tue, Dec 20, 2022 at 5:35 PM Bill Degnan via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
For PC’s, being able to run WinXP is an interesting cutoff, and I think makes sense.
Though in my case, my need for WinXP is due to a 35mm film scanner that only works with
the OEM software, and that only runs on WinXP. Currently I use it via Parallels Desktop
running on a 2010 Mac Pro. People lucky enough to have drum scanners run them with
potentially older hardware, especially if connected to a Mac.
I’ll argue that Intel-based Macs or newer are off-topic, and I say that even though I’m a
heavy user of Macs, even 10+ year old ones, including having software that only runs on
even older ones.
I’d also argue pretty much any DEC Alpha, Sun, HP-UX, SGI IRIX, or non-PC IBM system is on
topic. Even the current IBM z16 Mainframe is something of a classic in my mind. :-)
Zane
We used to shun anything newer than and including
the IBM PC but
time.marches on. You're safe if you discuss systems produced before 1990.
After that put an OT in the front of your subject so as not to offend the
purists. Personally I think anything built after 1995 is too new for
cctalk, but thats just me.
As mentioned elsewhere, the old "10 year" rule is long irrelevant.
I think 1995 is a good general cut-off for a strictly time-based
threshold, but it's not a hard boundary - PPC Macs I would think
should still be in bounds.
A softer rule would probably be "(nearly) anything goes except
nearly-current Windows PCs". If a machine can run WinXP, it's too
new. Also as mentioned, there are plenty of lists about modern PCs.
-Ethan