>>On Sat, 23 Jan 1999, Bill Yakowenko wrote:
>>> 2. Nothing PC- or Mac-compatible can ever be classic. Sorry, that's
>>> just an indisputable fact. :-)
Hrmmm? I think there are some Classic Mac's, and I'd even go so far as to
say that there are some classic PC's. The thing is, they aren't that
interesting.
>But what about a "Mac Classic???" ;-) Methinks they're over 10 years old,
>and they have *classic* right in the name!!! ;-)
October '90
>Erm, sorry... I (and I think most others would agree with me here) don't
>believe that would work correctly, either. My beloved CoCo3 is more than
>easily considered a classic here, as they *started* production in 1986 (and
>mine was the first one in over a 50 mile radius of my area), but they were
>still in production at least into 1990, and I know they were still in-stock
>items in Radio Shacks & RSCC's in 1990, maybe 1991.
Another example of this would be the Apple //e. I don't remember when
production started, in the early 80's I believe. But they were made till
1992. The C-64 and Amiga 500 were other LONG lived systems.
Personally I'm inclined to say anything that isn't a PC or Mac is a
Classic. The BeBox is a definite classic in my opinion, and I've never
even seen one. It's from what, about '94?
Zane
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Received on Mon Jan 25 1999 - 00:18:10 GMT