printer socket (Off topic)

From: Ward Donald Griffiths III <gram_at_cnct.com>
Date: Mon Sep 21 00:59:28 1998

Eric Smith wrote:
>
> Doug Yowza <yowza_at_yowza.com> wrote:
> > On this list, "classic" means 10 years old or older, for the most part.
> > The 386 already qualifies.
>
> Ugh! I guess I'm a bigot, but I'm personally unwilling to consider any x86
> that runs a Microsoft OS to be a classic. You can't polish a turd.
>
> If age is the only criterion for establishing "classicness", this list
> might as well be called the old computers list to reduce the number of
> characters we have to type.

I guess it's time for the FAQ to be reposted. (Sam?) Linux is
less than ten years old itself -- it runs on computers somewhat
older -- most of those computers will also run Microsoft
operating systems. The original TRS-80 ran a Microsoft operating
system (Level 2 BASIC in ROM). As did the Model 100. While the
Model 100 had an 8085, the Model 1 had a Z-80.

You say you don't consider an '86 box that runs an MS OS to be a
classic -- please give us examples of '86 boxen that _can't_ run an
MS OS. And tell us how those are more "classic" than an XT.

You're new here -- it's known that I am no fan of Intel or MS, but I
try to let the credit lay where it will -- I came to Unix before I
ever used MS-DOS because my employer (Radio Shack) licensed Xenix
from Microsoft who had failed to make it an end-user product.
-- 
Ward Griffiths <mailto:gram_at_cnct.com> <http://www.cnct.com/home/gram/>
When I was crossing the border into Canada, they asked me if I had any
firearms with me.  I said "Well, what do you need?"  --  Steven Wright
Received on Mon Sep 21 1998 - 00:59:28 BST

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