17 Jun
2013
17 Jun
'13
9:34 a.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: jules.richardson99 at gmail.com
Sent: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:39:21 -0500
To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: Next completely OT topic:
On 06/14/2013 11:24 PM, Josh Dersch wrote:
I remember those days; we used to have the likes of Joe Rigdon (wherever
you are), Megan Gentry (don't know if she still lurks here), and
some others I can't remember anymore. We had a somewhat different
cast of characters, and of course it was a different hobby back
then as well (but I won't go there).
This hobby gave me a peaceful, easy feeling in those days (to borrow
a line from the Eagles). Folks were always eager to help, always
willing to lend a hand (and maybe a tape image or two), and we'd
have a good laugh while we were at it.
We loved our machines, and we loved to expend the effort just to
make them 'go' and talk about how we did it. That's what our hobby
(and this mailing list) was really all about.
I'm not saying that the above isn't true anymore: I'm simply saying
that the mood and character of our hobby has changed over the years,
and that there are folks who used to have alot of interesting stuff
to say, are now silent.
Flame suit on.
N0body
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I *think* that based on prior history (and
correct me if I'm wrong) that
the next subject should be about how USB is not, infact, a "bus" and is
stupid and awful and can't be interfaced to a ZX Spectrum and therefore
is
a failure oh God make it stop make it stop make it stop.
I do somewhat miss the old days of the list, ~15 years ago, when OT
"discussion" almost always focused on either cars or guns, and rarely
anything else :-)