8 May
2005
8 May
'05
7:11 p.m.
Gordon wrote...
I still think that even relatively modern machines
could *just* squeeze
into the definition of "classic" - as in, the expectation that they will
be a classic given time - if they're interesting enough.
You are correct in that some more relatively modern machines could be
considered classic.
Something can only be classic once the current paradigm is sufficiently
different from the paradigm in place at the time of the machine in question.
When Windows based PC's are no longer the mainstay of the market, then,
possibly, they could be considered classic, if the new paradigm is vastly
different. However, we can talk about this when PC's are no longer the
concept of the common computer. That will be a long long time most likely.
My own personal prediction is that (currently) modern PC's won't be classic
in our lifetimes.
Jay West