There are so many people out there with IBM and compatibles that are from the early 80s. They really should be considered vintage as well as “retro” Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device.
On Jan 27, 2023, at 10:39 AM, Jeff Galinat via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
I have heard the argument you describe. The x86 PC thing is something I never understood at all. The IBM PC was released in 1981 and the XT was released in 1983 both predating the Mac. I just don’t get it. Jeff Galinat
On Fri, Jan 27, 2023 at 4:39 AM Jeff S via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
The IBM XT would work, too, but there's still that hanging argument that x86 PC systems will never be considered "vintage" in any way.