14 Apr
2013
14 Apr
'13
7:20 a.m.
On 2013-04-14 13:22, Jerome H. Fine wrote:
I
agree!! Can you describe what is included in "more"?
(a) Extra noise
(b) Extra heat
(c) Total cost is more
(d) Slower CPU
(e) Slower disk I/O
(f) Slower ethernet
(g) Less disk space
(h) Smell, touch and feel of original hardware
I am not suggesting that (h) is better than (a) -> (g), but it would
help if you could explain why. I will accept: "That is just the way
it is!" as the explanation.
If you have to ask, you wouldn't understand ;-)
Anyway, I play/work with emulators a lot, both pdp11 and VAX, and yes,
for a lot of work they are nice. Just switching container files, doing
backup on a network is nice.
But, then there is this thing going to the "other" office, flipping the
switch, see some flickering on the lights, and hear the fans starting
up, drives spinning up. Then the real vt100/vt220/vt340 terminals,
9-track tapes, it simply feels right.
Probably: Mona Lisa as .jpg, versus the real thing?
;-)
Cheers
Is there any particular reason that real DEC CPUs are
important?
There is more to vintage computing than just software!!