8 Nov
1998
8 Nov
'98
12:45 a.m.
On 8 Nov 1998, Eric Smith wrote:
I've been trying to identify which recent stuff is
worth saving, and my
(hopefully false) conclusion is, "none of it."
Anybody care to hazard guesses at what products are actually being
manufactured now, that you'd want to have in your classic computer
collection ten years from now?
Manufactured now? It's not like each year produces collectibles, but here
are some current and recent collectibles that you'll wish you had bought:
1) iMac
2) eMate
3) clear newton
4) clear pilot
5) Timex Data-Link watch
6) MindStorm robot kit
7) NeXT cube
When desktops disappear, and only notebooks survive, then the first
laptops will be very collectible. If pen-based computing continues to
gain ground, then the first pen-based machines will be nice to have. If
wireless communications becomes commonplace.... If voice recognition
replaces the keyboard....
There are lots of future collectibles out there.
-- Doug