'Home' computer: Definition

From: Sam Ismail <dastar_at_crl.com>
Date: Fri Jul 4 12:36:53 1997

On Thu, 3 Jul 1997, Paul E Coad wrote:

> > Not likely. There's no money in it. Why spend all your time and energy
> > writing non-saleable TI apps when you can be writing million dollar
> > peecee games?
>
> Not everything everyone does is to make money. Some of us do things
> because they are fun, help others, kill time, impress women (or men), etc.
> Why spend all of your time and energy collecting old computers when you can
> be writing million dollar peecee games?

Of course it's done for fun, but don't expect anyone to come around and
start developing software for a dead platform just so others can have
fun. The developers still need to eat.

Sam
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Received on Fri Jul 04 1997 - 12:36:53 BST