Historical relevance of common clone PC was Re: YADA10YR (Yet Another Discussion About the 10 Year Rule)

From: Vintage Computer Festival <vcf_at_siconic.com>
Date: Fri Sep 5 00:19:00 2003

On Thu, 4 Sep 2003, Bob Shannon wrote:

> I don't see much classic potential in a Geo Metro, no matter how old it
> gets. Same for any clone PC thrown together from off-the shelf parts, or
> even a brand-name 'me-too' PC.

Actually, at some point in the future, common (for today) PC clones that
were built from parts by individual users will be very historically
relevant as examples of the time when PC's became a commodity!

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