10 years

From: Geoff Roberts <geoffrob_at_stmarks.pp.catholic.edu.au>
Date: Wed Oct 2 18:55:00 2002

----- Original Message -----
From: "Zane H. Healy" <healyzh_at_aracnet.com>
To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 8:57 AM
Subject: Re: 10 years


> > Might I formally propose that when we get to 2005, we revise the charter
> > of this list to be 11 years?
> > and in 2006, 12 years
> > in 2007, 13 years . . .
> >
> > acceptable age = current year - 1994
> >
> >
> > 'cause when Windoze 95 becomes on topic, it just might not be fun
anymore.
> >
> > --
> > Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin_at_xenosoft.com
>
> The only problem is then you block stuff that falls under the
> non-Windows/"Really Cool Tech" catagories. I'd say retain the 10 year
rule
> and just state that an exception to that rule is that Microsoft OS's newer
> than Windows 3.11 & x86 PC's with PCI slots are off-topic.

I feel I must make a case that a 'classic' Win95 system should be on topic
at the 10 year point.
I still give my kids 486Dx's with VESA video and 95 to play games on and
even do a bit of net surfing,
play music cd's etc on stuff that most people consider beyond obsolete.
It's worth noting that some classic games will run in a dos box on win95 and
not on Win XP or ME.
Some of the purists might consider ANYTHING MS offtopic under the same
criteria, ie it was made by
the Gates of Hell. Whilst I sympathise with the sentiments about Billie
boy's software, I suppose we must
maintain a timeline of systems and software, including, at the appropriate
times, Win9x, NT and whatever comes
after it. Remember that 30 years from now, when we have our 20Ghz pc's
embedded in our forebrains and live video feeds to our optic nerves with
100mbps wireless connections to the internet, that a quaint P4-2Ghz with XP
Pro and a 17" tube monitor might be a unique antique system.."You mean you
had to TYPE stuff? And READ the results on a SCREEN? and you needed CABLES?
WTH is a MODEM? Wow talk about primitive.... Uh, what's a picture tube?
Uh, what's a Blue Screen of Death? Bill who?"

Food for thought?

cheers

Geoff in Oz


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> Zane
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