Legitimacy of the Ten Year Rule.

<>Humm. This one is tough. We talk about VAXen and the MicroVAX is only <>about 14-15 years old and some models do persist but they are uniquly <>new compared to others. Example, we wouldn't be talking about 6xxx series <>as the oldest ones are early 90s. < <Ahem, I've got one here that is stamped 89. I understood they went into <production in 88. <I have another that is stamped JAN 1990. I suggest that these are "classic We talking about MicroVAX, MicroVAX-6000 or MV3100 series? Many of those models were introduced in the late 80s were still in production years later(or a version/flavor was). <machines in their own right anyway, age notwithstanding. However I would <accept the consensus of the list members on the legitimacy of this. How <say you? For me they are. Allison