12 Oct
2000
12 Oct
'00
5:47 p.m.
On Thu, 12 Oct 2000, Sue & Francois wrote:
Well... It's has been superceeded. And is (I
believe) no longer available
for purchase.
From a Market (note the capital M) point of view this piece of equipment is
obsolete. From an end user's point of view it's a treasure.
Plus I guess I wanted to be kinda on topic with bragging about obsolete
stuff that doesn't quite fit the charter.
With your train of though even a C64 or an IMSAI is not obsolete if they are
still being used by individuals, it doesn't matter that the company that
used to manufacture them is long gone. And obsolescence only comes after the
last user stop being one.
Hummm now it's my turn to "stop and think" (TM)...
So here's the real question what is the essence of obsolescence?
It has always been my impression that obsolescence was the situation
when more advanced equipment that would do the job (and perhaps more)
was available but the old equipment was still in productive use.
Obsolete, however, was when the old equipment was in little or no use
and had been superseded by the new.
- don
Francois
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave McGuire" <mcguire(a)neurotica.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 6:59 PM
Subject: Re: Speaking of cubes
On October 12, Sue & Francois wrote:
This may be off topic but I just have to brag
I just received my cobalt cube today whoo hoo.
Its is not 10 years old yet but has just been made obsolete by SUN who
bought Cobalt a couple of weeks ago.
It's brand new never openned in the original box.
I just can't wait to setup my server. But I have to for now though.
That's it
Thank you for reading, you may return to your normal occupation now.
Wait a sec. Something you said made me stop and think for a minute.
YOU, an individual, own a thing. An action by a completely separate
group of individuals far far away have magically made the thing you
own *obsolete*?
How is it that we, as a society, can have this happen?
-Dave McGuire