24 Jan
1999
24 Jan
'99
4:18 p.m.
>On Sat, 23 Jan 1999, Bill Yakowenko wrote:
>> 2. Nothing PC- or Mac-compatible can ever be classic. Sorry, that's
>> just an indisputable fact. :-)
Hrmmm? I think there are some Classic Mac's, and I'd even go so far as to
say that there are some classic PC's. The thing is, they aren't that
interesting.
But what about a "Mac Classic???" ;-)
Methinks they're over 10 years old,
and they have *classic* right in the name!!! ;-)
October '90
Erm, sorry... I (and I think most others would agree
with me here) don't
believe that would work correctly, either. My beloved CoCo3 is more than
easily considered a classic here, as they *started* production in 1986 (and
mine was the first one in over a 50 mile radius of my area), but they were
still in production at least into 1990, and I know they were still in-stock
items in Radio Shacks & RSCC's in 1990, maybe 1991.
Another example of this would be the Apple //e. I don't remember when
production started, in the early 80's I believe. But they were made till
1992. The C-64 and Amiga 500 were other LONG lived systems.
Personally I'm inclined to say anything that isn't a PC or Mac is a
Classic. The BeBox is a definite classic in my opinion, and I've never
even seen one. It's from what, about '94?
Zane
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