>> I
think that this just squeaks in as being on topic.
Granted, this is the on- and off-topic list, vs. cctech as frequently (and
recently!) noted here. But having said that, and at the risk of starting
the you-know-what conversation, I * strongly * disagree with putting
"Pentium" (or anything newer than most computers based on a 286/386) into
the on-topicness of classiccmp. I know this is supposed to be a vaguely
family-friendly list and all, but as for the ******* 10-year-rule, I say
let's ******* throw it away and never ******* bring it up again.
Chronological rules don't work because of Moore's Law.
Evan,
The profanity is neither needed, or appreciated.
Pentium and Pentium Pro systems are both on-topic. Furthermore I've seen
interesting examples of both. I'm saying this as someone who has absolutely
no interest in collecting either. As has been pointed out, systems of this
era can be useful in working with even older systems. Plus, (and this is an
area I am interested in) they can be useful for running old "dead" OS's and
old versions of "live" OS's.
The question here becomes what do people use thier "classic" machines for?
I've actually been considering building a Windows 95 or 98SE system to play
some old games. Probably do it so it will dual boot MS-DOS.
Another comment I saw was that a system shouldn't be here till it is no
longer useful for real work. That would make this a very small narrowly
focused list.
The 10 year rule makes sense, especially with the "Coolness exemption". For
an example of the "coolness exemption", NeXT HW and software was defintely
off-topic on this list when it started, but no one complained about it being
discussed. Lets face it, there is some pretty cool hardware even in the
last 10 years, you start looking at everything from when this list was
started through about 10 years ago, and there is even more cool and
interesting stuff.
If something being read doesn't interest you, fine, no one is forcing you to
read those threads!
Zane
