On Sun, 9 Nov 1997, William Donzelli wrote:
> > > 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
Mark,
I take credit for the original posting. And you make some valid
arguments. What I wrote wasn't meant to be taken as an abridgement of my
total philosophy.
There's been a problem around here lately of people taking single
sentences from a message and blowing it out of proportion. I wish it
would stop.
Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar_at_siconic.com
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Received on Mon Nov 10 1997 - 08:21:38 GMT