The Future End of Classic Computing

From: Sellam Ismail <foo_at_siconic.com>
Date: Fri Mar 29 06:49:42 2002

On Fri, 29 Mar 2002, Douglas H. Quebbeman wrote:

> The End of Classic Computing, and in fact, the end
> of Computing as a hobby for almost all of us, is on
> the table in the U.S. Congress in the form of The
> Consumer Broadband and Digital Television Promotion
> Act (CBDTPA). This insidious bill would strike at
> the very heart of this community, the software that
> keeps our ClassicComputers running, unless we or
> someone incorporates anti-pirating measures.
<...>
> http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,51274,00.html

Ah hell. This is a dead fish. It stinks really bad but it'll eventually
just go away. I wouldn't worry about it.

Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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