On Wed, 16 Jun 2004, Jay West wrote:
> One can make a good case for the initial home PC market - c64, apple, exidy,
> atari, trs80, etc... as being historically significant. One simply can't
> make that argument for later generic clone PC's.
You mean individually, each as examples in their own right, or
collectively? In the former case, I agree (to a certain extent). But in
the latter case, PC clones definitely have their place in history. They
represent the commoditization of the computer industry.
> I'll have to give this some thought...
I don't think it's a simple answer.
But really, I don't think this will ever become a forum for discussing PCs
and Windows. For one, not many people on the list would tolerate this
happening. For another, there are so many better machines to discuss.
It's not like PC or Windows discussions, if they are allowed to take
place, would become the norm and supplant the discussions we currently
find topical. If an occasional thread pops up then I don't see a problem
with that. If it's a stupid question that can be answered by searching
Google and newsgroups then we can mercilessly flame the offending poster.
But there definitely will be, at some point, very topical discussions
about Windows and PCs of the 1990s. For example, see any Vesa Local Bus
motherboards or interface cards around anymore?
I say, don't worry about it. It won't happen for a while yet, and in the
meantime we can continue to enjoy the 10 Year Rule.
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