YATYRD (was: PalmOS no more? :(

[Vintage Computer Festival]

On Thu, 29 Sep 2005, John Boffemmyer IV wrote:

> A number of technologies are unique or interesting to some people,
> even if others want to be pompous and claim because it doesn't meet
> an arbitrary rule they set, it isn't good enough to be classic, etc.
> I still use MCA based IBM PS/2's and decommissioned Bay Networks
> networking hardware well over 10 years old. Some of it VERY unique.
> But, some of it was mass marketed, so a few people here call it
> garbage and not meeting the criteria. Amigas, certain PS/2's, etc-
> should be allowed as many of these are VERY reasonably inside the
> classic and unique factors of interest to a bunch of us who make up
> this group. ClassicCmp is for most classic computer collectors, not
> just the snobbish from the "beverly hills" class of collectors. Remember that.

Hmm, I don't recall anyone ever claiming that PS/2's or Amigas were not
classic, let alone being dickish about it.

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Sellam Ismail                                        Vintage Computer Festival
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