9 Jun
2006
9 Jun
'06
6:57 a.m.
Tony Duell wrote:
That's part of the reason it's taken me so long to get some pages up (the rest
is that I'm lazy) - I want to make sure I've got a good collection of *good
quality* board photos, ROM images, data scans, advert scans, software images
etc. for any particular machine - plus of course good quality photos
(including hi-res versions that can be downloaded rather than viewed in a
browser if desired).
Lots of sites seem to do the "single photo of the machine" thing. A small
subset add some history information (and to be fair, do it well). Very few
sites offer the resources to help maintain these machines, though.
It'd be interesting to know what percentage of people reach a site as casual
browsers, and what percentage do so because they actually own an example of
something that's referenced on the site. I suspect that the latter is a lot
higher than might be thought.
ClassicCMP
Computer Picture Archive
A database of classic computer pictures, organized by vendor by machine,
searchable. Must allow a mechanism to show a credit if picture came from
elsewhere, separate from showing what user uploaded it. Not just cpu
pictures, but peripherals (disks, tapes, etc.). Primarily meant to be a
archive for identification, not an extensive multipicture set of each
system. Same capabilities/structure as the above, users can submit photos
pending moderator approval, photo rating, etc.
Hmmm... As a general point here, I'm a little fed up with classic
computer websites that show a front view of the machine and little more.
OK, perhaps I use the web a little differently to most people, but when I
do a search on some classic computer, I normally know what it looks like,
I've got one in front of me :-). Pictures of the insides would be a lot
more use. Anyway, the beauty of a classic computer is in the
PCBs, not the case :-)
Well, some have nice cases. Some have very nice (or at least interesting)
engineering in the chassis. But yeah, I hear ya.
cheers
Jules