New Definiton REQUIRED

From: kroma <kroma_at_worldnet.att.net>
Date: Sun Nov 16 13:00:16 1997

>But the 10 year rule is simple and not without precedent (it's roughly
>the way other things are judged "antique" -- if I remember correctly
>the "magic number" is 100 years for furniture and housewares and 20
>years for automobiles). That's why we have it, we know it's not
>perfect but it does provide a clear cutoff.
>


Actually after 20 years an automobile is considered a Classic, I think it's
40 - 50 years to be considered an Antique. With the frequency that new
computers are introduced 10 - 15 years is probably a good definition for
classic and 20 - 25 for antique.

        -- Kirk
Received on Sun Nov 16 1997 - 13:00:16 GMT