There are classifications for collector cars. Vintage Car: Manufactured between 1919 and 1930 Antique Car: Manufactured 1975 or earlier (>45 years old) Classic Car: Manufactured 1990 or earlier (>20 years old) Maybe this can be applied, to some degree, to computers as well. Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device.
On Aug 4, 2021, at 5:56 PM, Joshua Abraham via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
I would agree that the time range and qualifications are varied.
By the book though, vintage usually is defined as an authentic and significant item about 20 years or older. So a good example: The IBM AT would be vintage. A random 286 clone... perhaps not.
Now defining retro, that’s a whole other can of worms. Haha.
-Josh “Singularity”
On Aug 4, 2021, at 5:46 PM, Dave McGuire via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
On 8/4/21 5:43 PM, Bruce via vcf-midatlantic wrote: Neils post prompts this lurker to inquire: Just how old need a computer be to be of interest to VCF? PC was - what? -- 1980? AT after that. XT even later. What about minor brands, etc.?
This is very subjective. To some kids today, a Pentium 4 is vintage.
I think to people like us, "it depends". A 286 box probably isn't, but a VAX made in the same year probably is. But everyone has their own feelings about it.
It's kinda like fighting over "firsts". You just know...don't fry your brain trying to quantify it and generate rules to make the decision for you.
-Dave
-- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA