Legitimacy of the Ten Year Rule.

Since the subject has gained so much discussion, I shall take the suggestion and produce the guide. Such an endeavor takes time, so don't expect a release too soon. Nevertheless, I am now open to taking first orders. :) :) :) As for the rule itself, I agree that ten years after last manufacture implies classic status - that is, the item is an antique. However, that requirement of time is not necessarily the most prudent for some items. In some cases, classic status might be applied to an item available only two or three years ago. Such cases might be rare but, justified by the circumstances. I suggest also that classic status might be conferred upon a measure of the relative throughput of the computing instrument at hand. That is, when the device performs at a rate of two percent or less than the performance of minimal systems sold in the marketplace (at the time of the comparison), then such a system can be termed a classic. William R. Buckley