17 Jan
1999
17 Jan
'99
10:41 a.m.
Doug Yowza wrote:
Change the rules? I thought the point was to get complete information, by
whatever means. (Well, by whatever _ethical_ means.)
I was thinking of getting the information at the component level. If I got
Bill Gates involved, the result would be a rather unrealistic design. (It
would probably comply with Microsoft's PC99 spec. And probably the spec --
along with every single Microsoft Press book -- would end up in the time
capsule.) Also, I would be too tempted to break into the capsule and get
the source code out.
-- Derek
On Sun, 17 Jan 1999, D. Peschel wrote:
I wonder if
the hard drive and motherboard manufacturers would have any
sympathy for people who are making time capsules and give out their
proprietary information? Probably not but it's worth a shot. :)
Yes, I was thinking about that, but if you change the rules or widen the
scope, this discussion will definitely have to move to its own mailing
list. All you need to do is get Bill Gates, or some other rich ego
maniac, involved, and they'll fund the 100-year computer and even throw
the source code for Windows 98 in there as well.