29 Sep
2005
29 Sep
'05
6:03 p.m.
On Thu, 29 Sep 2005, John Foust wrote:
At 12:22 PM 9/29/2005, John Allain wrote:
What's more interesting (and relevant for us) is the cusp at which it
becomes "collectable" and therefore "desirable" and henceforth
"valuable"
once more (and if not, why not?)
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Wait about 8 years and any neat computer is free
it seems (recent free
additions here: HP 2CPU Netserver/native SCSI2; Mac G4 tower, loaded;
numerous 1998 laptops etc.), so if you have any interest, you get a Tsunami.
It's an interesting flip side to the popular instantiations of
Moore's Law, no? When the price of any used computer undergoes
five halvings, it's sub-$100 soon enough no matter what the
starting price, particularly if it's selling on the surplus market
where the price might be based on weight alone.