16 Feb
2003
16 Feb
'03
9:03 a.m.
On Sun, 16 Feb 2003, Brian Knittel wrote:
I was sort of shocked to see snide remarks directed at
the guy
who posted a (well, blatantly commercial -- but let's pass that
by for now) message about his company's legacy emulation
products.
Commercial ads get posted from time to time that are totally objectionable
(like the occasional spam) but David's message was at least on-topic, and
his company may well come in handy for someone in the future. I've spoken
to him and what they do is very interesting: it's a commercial version of
what Bob Shannon did to interface an IDE drive to his HP 2116.
Third, does it make sense to offend the people who are
first in
line to help find new homes for classic gear when it eventually
gets completely decommissioned?
Indeed. They are, after all, keeping old machines alive and in operation,
doing useful work. That's something that most people on this list cannot
claim :/
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