HP2100

From: Tomer Gabel <tomerg_at_bigmail.co.il>
Date: Tue Feb 4 21:55:10 2003

Being a 20 year old, I resent that :-)


----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Chase" <vaxzilla_at_jarai.org>
To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
Cc: <cctech_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 6:50 PM
Subject: Re: HP2100


> On Fri, 31 Jan 2003, lee courtney wrote:
>
> > Yes, very much worth rescuing. Very nice 1970's era 16 bit
> > minicomputer. There are many of these machines in use in all kinds of
> > embedded and real-time applications.
> >
> > If you can't find anyone interested in the Seattle area and its
> > running, consider donating it to a local high school computer club.
>
> BUT ONLY IF THEY'RE CLUEFUL! Or have someone who is, giving them some
> guidance.
>
> The odds of anyone of highschool age, at this point in time, appreciating
> such a system are quite slim. The 15-18 yr olds of today were born
> around 1985-1988 (gah!), so most of them--even the computer savvy ones--
> probably didn't even become cognizant of different computer types until
> at least the early 1990s.
>
> -brian.
Received on Tue Feb 04 2003 - 21:55:10 GMT