Definition of Obsolete... (was: Re: gauging interest in VAX 6000-530

From: Eric Smith <eric_at_brouhaha.com>
Date: Mon Oct 25 23:58:05 1999

Roger Merchberger <zmerch_at_30below.com> wrote:
> My CoCo3 is *not* obsolete. It plays Rogue wonderfully (the PC port sucked
> canal water), keeps track of my coin collection (Dynacalc is a wonderful
> thing) and other tasks.

Strange. My CoCo 3 still plays games nicely, and still runs OS9 and does
other cool stuff. But it *is* obsolete. So are my PDP-8s and PDP-11s,
for that matter.

Is there some emotional connotation to the word "obsolete" that I
don't understand?
Received on Mon Oct 25 1999 - 23:58:05 BST