26 Oct
1998
26 Oct
'98
5:09 p.m.
On 26 Oct 98 at 15:33, Max Eskin wrote:
I just want to say that the sort of people that assemble on this list
make almost every discussion interesting _for me_, even if off-topic.
Like the discussion we had way back about telephones. Sure, it's not
on topic, but I think this list is more of a meeting place for old
computer collectors than a natural-language-queryable encyclopedia.
of
>our hands.
>
>> What does a modern college education have to do with old computers
>
>OK, again, not much.
>
>> I have been watching closely what has been comming though and I have
>> found
>> that by just looking at the heading I trash 95% of all messages, spot
>> checks have shown me that there is nothing worth while reading.
>
>That sounds about right. Horrible s/n on this list, but at least no
> porn.
>
The noise level has increased considerably. Which can be a problem for those
with limited mail-box resources. IMHO a lot of this OT stuff could more
properly be discussed on alt.computers.folklore or other newsgroups without
filling your mailbox with stuff one is not interested in. I'm sure you could
find a way to get on usenet using your Lynx shell, Max .
ciao larry
lwalker(a)interlog.com
What does
a 64 bit Z80 have to do with old computers
Not a helluvabunch. I have to agree with you there...
What does gripes about EBay have to do about old
computers
Lots. Many of the rare (and not so rare) machines are being valued out