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Wayne Smith wrote:
> "Disinterested" probably comes off as a bit too negative. People
aren't
> really distinterested per se, the current composition of the list just
> isn't focused on these types of machines. Perhaps it would have been
> better to say "bewildered silence".
(I hope that was Wayne :) )
"Disinterested" actually means detached. If you sign a contract, often we
get a disinterested person to witness your signature. This is someone who
has nothing to do with the contract. The person might be very interested :)
but they are not a party to it and don't stand to gain, hence they are
disinterested.
If they don't care about the contract, then they'll be uninterested.
Ain't English fun?
Incidentally, I'll put my hand up as being a CP/M machine owner, if you
count a Commodore 128. I have CP/M floppies for it and even have a set of
formal DRI manuals for CP/M Plus. Can't say I've ever done anything
productive with CP/M, but I certainly intend to play with it sometime.
Jim