24 Nov
2014
24 Nov
'14
9:32 a.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Coghlan" <cctech at beyondthepale.ie>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Monday, November 24, 2014 7:32 AM
Subject: Re: Yay, now I need some Osborne boot media!
Isn't "must have" a bit strong?
Maybe I'm more of a vintage computer user than a collector or maybe I'm
just
not serious but a VAXstation 2000 and a BBC Micro have managed to cope
with
all of my 5-1/4" disk needs so far. As far as I'm concerned the hobby is
about what can be done without resorting to a PC, not what can be done
with
one as a prerequisite or as some kind of fallback to be used for routine
tasks. ----------------
You can also do without an oscilloscope or even a screwdriver, but they do
make some things a lot easier; why should not using a certain common tool be
a prerequisite of this hobby, especially when so much of it involves
exchanging with others.
As things
sit, I don't even have a PC with a 5-1/4" drive installed, if (and
that's
+if+) it were capable of writing discs for the Osborne format.
If you have any
serious intentions of vintage computer collecting, this is
a must have.
Now back to the regular religious war on US vs European power distribution
(which I have strongly held opinions on too but I don't think it's going
to
do much good to voice them, especially when each mail seem to be arriving
twice until the list gets back to normal...)
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