11 Apr
2011
11 Apr
'11
12:54 p.m.
On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 3:41 PM, Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com> wrote:
On 4/11/11 3:29 PM, Fred Cisin wrote:
While one could interpret it that way, I took it to mean more of "our
needs (and wants) are such a minority view that they aren't above the
noise floor for consideration for how new products are designed or
implemented."
It's not that knowing what Kermit is and how to use it makes you
unemployable, it's that nobody designing modern systems cares what
Kermit users want (e.g. vanishing serial ports on modern hardware
because a USB serial dongle works for "enough" people that it's the
only option now).
-ethan
To be realistic here -
How much do people like us really matter in today's IT environment?
?Are you assuming that gainful employment in a technical field and
involvement in classic computing preservation are somehow mutually
exclusive? ?That's one of the more whacked-out arguments I've heard here.
?(and that's saying something!)