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+ From: Sam Ismail <dastar_at_wco.com>
+ To: "Discussion re-collecting of classic computers"
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
+ Subject: Re: Classic Computer Rescue Squad
+ Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 06:21:38 -0800 (PST)
+
+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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+Computer Historian, Programmer, Musician, Philosopher, Athlete, Writer,
Jackass
+
+ Coming Soon...Vintage Computer Festival 2.0
+ See http://www.siconic.com/vcf for details!
+
+
Hi,
Yes, I agree, and I must confess that I sounded a bit more irritated than I
actually was! My point, as you note, was that we should consider all of
computing's heratige special...but of course, we do, or we wouldn't be
reading this list.
Sorry if I sounded a bit arrogant.....and thanks for the reply
Mark
Received on Mon Nov 10 1997 - 14:17:46 GMT