13 Oct
2000
13 Oct
'00
10:15 a.m.
Not that I want to get wedged into the moddle of this one, but...
On Fri, 13 Oct 2000, Lawrence Walker wrote:
And I
wouldn't exactly characterize the original post as
polite, which referred to the "idiot who wrote the book on collecting
computers". I can only assume this referred to Kevin Stumpf who is
a sometime contributer to the list and has gone to great lengths to
preserve old computers, and started many years before it became
trendy.
Well, while not being a mind reader one could also "assume" that the
reference could have been to Dr. Haddock who published a book on the topic
some time prior to Kevin's book... FWIW
I would also question the disparaging remarks vis-a
-vis VCF. Many
of us on the list view the success of VCF and now VCE with a
pride in Sellams accomplishment, having taken part in it's inception
and development thru discussions on the cc m-l.
For my part, I'm greatful that someone had the 'brass monkeys' to take on
creating and producing something like VCF. It was likely inevitable that
somewhere there would be a renaissance in computing and peoples interest
would spike along with the (real or preceived) value of the relative gear.
To try to assign (credit|blame) to any given event is perhaps an academic
exercise similar to defining with any certanty what machine(s) actually
'started' the (personal|home) computer revolution. (this being
significantly different from the 'PC' 'revolution')
Many of us have been flayed by Sellams volitile
personality. He
only gave voice to my own indignation. While not giving him carte
blanche, ( I would flame just him as heavily should the situation
arise), it should be remembered that PROFANEity is simply a
religio-cultural view. Remember Lenny Bruce ? From my point of
view "bomb them back to the stone age" is profanity of the highest
order and there are many others accepted in everyday exchanges.
You mean a flameproof suit is not in *everyones* wardrobe?
To each his own.
To borrow an almost appropriate thought:
Don't take life too seriously. It is after all just a game...
...and no body makes it out alive.
--never can remember who said that originally. Although I have used it on
radio shows from time to time. B^}
-jim
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