Classic Computer Rescue Squad

From: William Donzelli <william_at_ans.net>
Date: Sun Nov 9 22:21:21 1997

> > On Sat, 8 Nov 1997, William Donzelli wrote:
>
> > 500 years from now, if what I am trying to accomplish with the Vintage
> > Computer Festival succeeds, the machines which were truly significant from
> > a social context, meaning the ones which ran the banking system, the
> > airline system, government, etc. (in other words, the computers which were
> > the foundation of modern society), will be the ones which we remember, and
> > the Altair and others of its ilk will be merely novelties.
>
> I'd reign in your desire to pidgeonhole computers into "novelties" vs
> "socially significant" if I were you. Not only is EVERY piece of hardware

Next time you want to turn your flamethrower on, please aim at the right
person. You quoted me for something I did not say.

William Donzelli
william_at_ans.net
Received on Sun Nov 09 1997 - 22:21:21 GMT