Future uncollectable computers...

From: Feldman, Robert <Robert_Feldman_at_jdedwards.com>
Date: Mon Jul 21 11:30:01 2003

In the business sector, the depreciation schedules written into the tax codes provide an incentive to replace hardware every 2 or 3 years, whether or not said hardware needs replacing.

Back on the topic of this thread: wouldn't _ANY_ computer become collectable at some point, even something like a Packard-Bell, as, say, an example of an early-1990's commodity PC? Not that everyone would want one in their collection. Among the slide rules I own and have used are nice laminated bamboo K&E and Post examples, but I also have a plastic "clone" and a simple wooden no-name model.

Perhaps the thrust of the original question should be "future inoperable or unrepairable computers..."

Bob

-----Original Message-----
From: R. D. Davis [mailto:rdd_at_rddavis.org]
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 10:55 AM
To: cctalk_at_classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: Future uncollectable computers...

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Something about all of this upgrade mania makes no sense to me.
Upgrading just for the sake of upgrading seems rather pointless. <snip>
Received on Mon Jul 21 2003 - 11:30:01 BST