On Oct 15, 2016 1:06 AM, "drlegendre ." <drlegen...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > There are still plenty of enthusiastic, younger folks who are most > >> definitely into running the "genuine old hardware" - it's just that > >> > > this > > > list hasn't traditionally offered much of a draw for these users. As > >> > > noted, > > > the list was formed by and for users of the classic-era 'big iron' > >> > > gear, > > > many of whom have simply succumbed to attrition in one form or another. > >> > > > Actually, it wasn't. I have been a member almost from day 1, and my first > > question to the list founder (I think it was Selam) was 'Are > > > minicomputers > > > welcome on the list, or is it micros only?' > > > If my previous observations on the genesis of the list don't match reality, > I'm perfectly willing to be corrected - in fact, I like what I've been > hearing about the origins of the list. That said, the vast majority of list > traffic seems to focus on minicomputers "and up" (or, and back as it were), > and I assumed that it's always been this way. > > As another member recently noted, much of what tumbles past me on this list > is totally outside of my 'classic computer' world. Though, again, I'd have > no trouble whatsoever geeking out - and fully - over some mini hardware, if > that's the sort of thing I could possibly have room for in my home or my > life. > > This said, it's clear to see that most of the list traffic is well outside > of the 8-bit / 16-bit micro era. And if the list is to survive over the > long-term, then more of the micro kids like myself need to be brought > deeper into the fold. Don't you think? >
I am a member of a handful of lists related to vintage computing. This list has one of the broadest on- topic scopes and yes it is not centered on 8bit home computing. There are not a lot of posts about Apples and Commodores and such because a lot of the hardware problems that typically come up about these systems have long ago been beaten to death. I think you read more about minis and other types a lot on cctech because some of us are attempting to work on "something else" other than just 8bit machines to push into new areas and there is a lot of enthusiasm for it. And there are not as many sources of info, and these projects tend to be never ending :-) . FYI minis and workstations overlap a longer tumespan than 8bit home machines, there are a ton of hobbyists who collect and or support these machines. I was much more 8 bit focused before but at some point I shifted to explore more vintage eras. Both forward and backward in time. I joined in the earlier 200x's . I think my first post was in reply to someone who wanted to boot a GRID laptop from an external drive and I happened to know the keystroke combo. Bill Degnan twitter: billdeg vintagecomputer.net
