Any *really* homebrewing going on?

From: John Lawson <jpl15_at_netcom.com>
Date: Sat Oct 3 21:38:59 1998

On Sat, 3 Oct 1998, Doug Yowza wrote:

> On Sat, 3 Oct 1998, Sam Ismail wrote:
>
> > We start a little movement, people fall in behind it, it grows, and BAM!,
> > homebrew is chic again!
>
> I doubt it. The homebrew/hobbyist movement had a very compelling driving
> force: just about the only way to get your own computer was to built it
> yourself. That's no longer true. But there is a pretty strong homebrew
> aircraft movement, and it also still makes sense for robotics.
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

  Speaking as degreed Enginerd, a home-brewer from childhood, and a
private pilot.... when one's homemade *computer* crashes, one is at
least spared the attention of the NTSB and the EyeWitness News Team...

  (Not that low-level windshear and "format C:*.* Y/N?" aren't about
equally as scary.)



Cheers

  John
Received on Sat Oct 03 1998 - 21:38:59 BST