Statement & apology (was Re: 10 Year Rule)

No I don't. Before the rule change last year, it was clear what a 'classic computer' was. It was one that was more than 10 years old. And also on-topic were things like software for such machines, emulators of such machines (no matter what they ran on), repair techniques, sources of spare parts, data preservation methods, interfacing relating to such machines and their peripherals (e.g. connecting a paper tape reader to a PC) and so on. I'll assume the second part of this is unchanged. But I do _NOT_ know what is now considered to be a classic computer. I am deadly serious here. All the definitions given so far could be taken to exclude things that darn well ought to be considered to be classics. Yes, my examples are somewhat tongue-in-cheek, I don't for a picosecond actually believe that anyone wants to exclude CP/M or the PERQ, or HP9000s or .... but none-the-less they _could_ be taken to be excluded by the definitions. So, can I please have (either posted to the list, or by private e-mail, whatever you think is more appropriate) an explicit definition of what is now considered to be a classic computer. -tony