29 Sep
2005
29 Sep
'05
8:17 p.m.
On Thu, 29 Sep 2005, John Boffemmyer IV wrote:
A number of technologies are unique or interesting to
some people,
even if others want to be pompous and claim because it doesn't meet
an arbitrary rule they set, it isn't good enough to be classic, etc.
I still use MCA based IBM PS/2's and decommissioned Bay Networks
networking hardware well over 10 years old. Some of it VERY unique.
But, some of it was mass marketed, so a few people here call it
garbage and not meeting the criteria. Amigas, certain PS/2's, etc-
should be allowed as many of these are VERY reasonably inside the
classic and unique factors of interest to a bunch of us who make up
this group. ClassicCmp is for most classic computer collectors, not
just the snobbish from the "beverly hills" class of collectors. Remember that.
Hmm, I don't recall anyone ever claiming that PS/2's or Amigas were not
classic, let alone being dickish about it.
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Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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