200LX -- was: 10 year rule

I don't pretend that either, because I don't need to. Many times the older machine _is_ better. OK, it's got less memory, it's got a slower processor, but it's plain nicer to use and does more _useful work_ as opposed to displaying a flashy user interface that gets in the way after you get used to the machine. The older machine just does the job. Another thread seems to be indicating that the HP41, which is 25 years old this year, is a more useful calcualtor than most (if not all) calculators that came after it. And for some applications that's true of computers too... I've heard that Windows users expect to have to re-install their OS and applications every month or so, and get a crash at least once a day. If one mof my classics started behaving like that I'd be grabbing the service manuals and logic analyser. Computers should not crash -- ever. If they do there's something wrong. -tony (Happily avoiding everything from M$).