>Perhaps somebody could explain what makes a computer 'collectable'. I've
>got no problems with saving/restoring/preserving any of the machines
>mentioned so far (and a lot more besides), but I can't see why particular
>machines are desirable and others not.
I kind of figured it was supposed to be the list of the 150 coolist
microcomputers. It's seriously lacking on some of the computers _I'D_ have
on the list, but then part of the problem is it seems mainly targeted at
'home' computers. Maybe what we really need is a "Top Cool Computers"
list. Here is my idea of some stuff for such a list:
IBM 360
DEC PDP-8, -8/i, -8/e
DEC PDP-11/70, /93
DEC VAX-11/750
DEC Professional 380
DEC Rainbow
Any non -8 or -11 DEC PDP-*
Any Cray
NeXT Cube, Colour TurboStation
Apple ][ series
Apple ///
Apple Lisa, 2, 2/5, 2/10
Apple Macintosh
Commodore C-64
Commodore Amiga 1000, 500, 3000, 1200, 4000
IBM PC (the original)
IMSAI 8080
Atari 520ST, TT030, Falcon
BeBox (Ultra Cool!)
DEC AlphaStation 500 (hey, I like the case :^) and it runs VMS great!)
PowerBook 540c
HP IPC
Tadpole SparcBook, AlphaBook
Northstar Advantage
Kapro II
I'm looking at both the Hardware AND the Operating System with this list.
There is nothing cool that I can think of about the IBM PC, but it has had
a MAJOR impact on everyones life. You'll also note that some of these
aren't classic.
Zane
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