[vcf-midatlantic] How old is "vintage"? (was: Found an IBM XT in my garage.)
Andrew Diller
dillera at gmail.com
Wed Aug 4 21:51:38 UTC 2021
It’s like pornography. You know vintage when you see it.
-andy
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Andrew Diller
267-353-2203
> On Aug 4, 2021, at 5:47 PM, Dave McGuire via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic at 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
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