8 Nov
1997
8 Nov
'97
11:15 a.m.
On Sat, 8 Nov 1997, William Donzelli wrote:
Ehehe... We should build a computer from discrete components, just to
operate one. And connect it to the Internet. Of course, we'd never
finish in out lifetimes, and it would fill a room, but it would be awful
cool!
Whether
Novas are "wanted" is immaterial to the argument. Folks are
now virtually unaware of a piece of history, and an important one at
that. It's also a piece of history that's fast disappearing, which is
a rotten shame.
If something is not wanted now, it may be wanted later (almost for sure,
with bits of history, when they are "rediscovered"). All to many times, it
is too late - did I just here someone mention Univac?