18 Mar
2007
18 Mar
'07
11:50 a.m.
On Sunday 18 March 2007 13:35, der Mouse wrote:
Whether or not they're "less useful" is a matter of perspective...
And just because something is less useful doesn't mean it's useless.
And there's a difference between computers and other things, like musical
instruments (or even cars). A musical instrument from 40 years ago can
still play music that's put out today. A 40 year old car can drive on a
road that was just laid yesterday. A computer from 40 years ago won't
run nearly any software that's being written today.
Pat
--
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Of course the
answer is that a violin made in 1720 is every bit as
useful as it was when it was new; something that can't be said for
an old computer.
Depends on your definition of "useful". Old computers still do
everything they ever did (well, unless they need repair - but the same
could be said of violins). It's user expectations that have changed.
Not that this alleviates the problem, which is that old computers are
*seen as* less useful than they were when new....