20 Apr
2005
20 Apr
'05
10:05 a.m.
I dont know if this is off topic or not. Seems like
every time I post
to this list I am chastised for OT. To me any computer over 5 years
old is an antique. But I would accept the definiton that any computer
that used dual triodes was an antique, like the IBM 7070 that I cut my
teeth on.
BUT....be that as it may, I have several old computers that I am
considering disposing of, but before I do I am wondering if they are
"classics"
Case in point:
Nixdorf LK 3000 Electronic Notebook
At the risk of kicking off another huge thread of flames, I'd say that the
10 year rule is good right up to the point where cheap, common, commodity
PCs become 10 years old. That said, I think that some machines *newer*
than 10 years are borderline on-topic *if* they are "interesting" in some
way - something likely to appeal to this group.
Clearly, it has to be something you can't just buy in Dixons.
Gordon.