age limits for classic computers

From: Steve Thatcher <melamy_at_earthlink.net>
Date: Wed Jun 16 12:17:08 2004

I would not want the group to lose focus either, but I consider my IBM XT just as useful as my H88, my Northstar Horizon, and my Intel MDS-225. I also was proposing a 15 to 20 year period rather than just ten.

best regards, Steve Thatcher

-----Original Message-----
From: "Dwight K. Elvey" <dwight.elvey_at_amd.com>
Sent: Jun 16, 2004 12:28 PM
To: cctalk_at_classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: age limits for classic computers

>From: "Steve Thatcher" <melamy_at_earthlink.net>
>
>set an age limit only (make it 15 or 20 years). It is quite fair to have
someone email in and say they are trying to get old hardware running. There is
no reason (other than personal) to restrict the list to topics as long as they
do not include windows, PCs, DOS, or LINUX. It can be quite a challenge to get
an old pc running as is ANY S100 based system. I have done both and I am quite
willing to help anyone try and resolve issues on any machine I have experience
with.
>

Hi
 It is just that it would be a shame to turn this into a
"Fix My PC" group. There was an active news group that that
happened to. They changed the name of the group but it
never recovered. All the people the new how to fix PC left
and now just about all one sees are single letters asking
for help in the old group.
 I think that rather than a 10 year limit, we might consider
a specific date. For those that want to deal with newer machines,
they can spawn a new side group. Similar to the tech group.
 I don't want to shut out the newer stuff but then, I also don't
want to see this group loose its focus.
Dwight
Received on Wed Jun 16 2004 - 12:17:08 BST