Software collectors list

From: Sellam Ismail <dastar_at_ncal.verio.com>
Date: Tue Apr 13 20:39:34 1999

On Tue, 13 Apr 1999, Mike Ford wrote:

> Its not that software discussion wouldn't be welcome here, its that many
> collectors of software have no interest in the hardware side. I think

I disagree with this statement, and wonder where your reasoning comes
from. Just as hardware is useless without software, what good is software
without hardware?

> collecting software and associated manuals and books is a topic ready to
> stand on its own, and be dug into with more depth than a general list might
> be comfortable with. Also of course much of the collecting will be on

We've just had a whole boring discussion on processor clock ticks that
dealt with both sides--hardware and software--so its not like software
issues don't get dug into deeply here.

> titles newer than 10 years. I have a lot of personal interest in software
> around 5 years old that is needed to use computers of that era effectively
> and at low cost.

Well, that's a whole different topic then. I can't think of anything more
boring than discussing recently released software, but I'm sure others
would find it most useful. However, I fail to see why another list would
have to be created for this sort of talk. I guess the hundreds of
newsgroups that already exist for this type of discussion aren't adequate?

Good luck.

Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar_at_siconic.com
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