13 Apr
1999
13 Apr
'99
7:48 a.m.
On 12 Apr 99 at 21:36, Mike Ford wrote:
I have been thinking about and looking for a list like
this one, except
instead of hardware collecting, it would be about collecting software. I
haven't found any existing list, so I am getting motivated to start a list
on one of the various services that will host a list for free (free free
ideally, but I don't have a problem with an ad supported list server
either). I have a fair amount of feedback that such a list would be
desirable, so other than a charter which I am still thinking on, two basic
questions need answering in the next few days so I can get going.
It's a while since anyone last posted the charter for this list, but
I'm sure that it doesn't discourage discussion of >10year software. I
though Classiccmp was about the entire "classic computing experience"
not just the hardware nitty gritty anyway?
Phil
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13 Apr
13 Apr
11:16 a.m.
On 12 Apr 99 at 21:36, Mike Ford wrote:
Its not that software discussion wouldn't be welcome here, its that many
collectors of software have no interest in the hardware side. I think
collecting software and associated manuals and books is a topic ready to
stand on its own, and be dug into with more depth than a general list might
be comfortable with. Also of course much of the collecting will be on
titles newer than 10 years. I have a lot of personal interest in software
around 5 years old that is needed to use computers of that era effectively
and at low cost.
I have been thinking about and looking for a list
like this one, except
instead of hardware collecting, it would be about collecting software. I
It's a while since anyone last posted the charter for this list, but
I'm sure that it doesn't discourage discussion of >10year software. I
though Classiccmp was about the entire "classic computing experience"
not just the hardware nitty gritty anyway? 
4:39 p.m.
On Tue, 13 Apr 1999, Mike Ford wrote:
Its not that software discussion wouldn't be
welcome here, its that many
collectors of software have no interest in the hardware side. I think
I disagree with this statement, and wonder where your reasoning comes
from. Just as hardware is useless without software, what good is software
without hardware?
collecting software and associated manuals and books
is a topic ready to
stand on its own, and be dug into with more depth than a general list might
be comfortable with. Also of course much of the collecting will be on
We've just had a whole boring discussion on processor clock ticks that
dealt with both sides--hardware and software--so its not like software
issues don't get dug into deeply here.
titles newer than 10 years. I have a lot of personal
interest in software
around 5 years old that is needed to use computers of that era effectively
and at low cost.
Well, that's a whole different topic then. I can't think of anything more
boring than discussing recently released software, but I'm sure others
would find it most useful. However, I fail to see why another list would
have to be created for this sort of talk. I guess the hundreds of
newsgroups that already exist for this type of discussion aren't adequate?
Good luck.
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7:29 a.m.
New subject: Hardware kicks (was: Software collectors list)
> > Its not that software discussion
wouldn't be welcome here, its that many
> > collectors of software have no interest in the hardware side. I think
> I disagree with this statement, and wonder where
your reasoning comes
> from. Just as hardware is useless without software, what good is software
> without hardware?
Well, there are some people who run old software under
emulators on
modern computers, aren't there?
Personally, I can't see the point. If you
can't take a soldering iron to
the machine, what good is it :-) :-) :-) :-)
Thats a personal motivated effect - as far as I can tell this
conjunction of Hardwar & soldering iron will result in some
celebral stress. The basic reaction will include a lot of different
chemicals and hormones to support and later on supress this effect.
The result can be called Good in a lot of ways.
Drugs ? Why ? We got soldering irons :)
Gruss
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